# carta vs cartão

> Portuguese confusable word pair

## The two words

### carta
*noun · IPA /ˈkaɾ.tɐ/ · frequency rank #1,042*
documento escrito que se endereça a uma pessoa

### cartão
*noun · IPA /kɐɾ.ˈtɐ̃w̃/ · frequency rank #1,769*
papel forte

## Source
Compiled from Wiktionary via kaikki.org (CC BY-SA). Data vintage: 2026-05-06.
Canonical page: https://plainspell.com/pt/vs/carta-vs-cartao