Which to use
“cartaz” and “carvão” are a confusable Portuguese pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #6,274
- “cartaz” frequency rank
- #5,283
- “carvão” frequency rank
- 11557
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | cartaz | carvão |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | papel grande que contém um ou mais anúncios, e destinado a afixar-se em lugar público | substância de coloração negra e de firme consistência, amplamente utilizada como combustível |
Letter map: cartaz vs carvão
Shared letters muted; letters that set cartaz and carvão apart highlighted. Shared run: 3.
Spelling & dictionary notes on cartaz vs carvão
cartaz and carvão are indexed as a confusable Portuguese pair. We have no recorded pronunciation or part of speech for both members, so the spelling overlap is what we can show you: they share most of their letters but differ in 3 positions. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 11557, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
cartaz is recorded at frequency rank #6,274, classified as anoun. carvão is at rank #5,283, tagged as anoun, pronounced /kɐɾ.ˈvɐ̃w̃/.
Glosses for this pair are partially populated in our dataset, but the full side-by-side definitions above should still guide you to the right choice.
With a confusion score of 11557, this pair ranks #61,257 of 75,631 scored Portuguese confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.
Orthographic DNA of cartaz vs carvão
Shared letters: acr. Private to "cartaz": tz. Private to "carvão": ovã.
"cartaz" · 6 letters · shape CVCCVC · "carvão" · 6 letters · shape CVCCVV
Known mistypes of this pair
- cartaz ← acrtaz · caratz · carrtaz · cartazz · carttaz · cartza · catraz · ccartaz
Frequently Asked Questions
Is swapping "cartaz" for "carvão" ever safe?
Frequency check: "cartaz" vs "carvão" - which ranks higher?
After this comparison
You've compared "cartaz" and "carvão". Here's where to go from here.
- Full dictionary entry for "cartaz" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "carvão" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #61,257 of 75,631 scored Portuguese confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "cartaz" and "carvão" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "carvão vs curvado". Nearby pair
- Recorded mistypes exist for at least one side of this pair, useful when a spell-checker or OCR lands on the wrong form. See mistypes
Confusion rank #61,257 of 75,631 scored Portuguese pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.