cartazvscortaConfusable pair

Which to use

“cartaz” and “corta” are a confusable Portuguese pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.

#6,274
“cartaz” frequency rank
#4,545
“corta” frequency rank
10819
confusion score

Side-by-Side Comparison

Feature cartaz corta
Definition papel grande que contém um ou mais anúncios, e destinado a afixar-se em lugar público ato de cortar

Letter map: cartaz vs corta

Shared letters muted; letters that set cartaz and corta apart highlighted. Shared run: 4.

6 ch
cartaz
5 ch
corta

Pair insight - cartaz / corta

cartaz and corta 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 differ by 1 letter(s) in length. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 10819, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.

cartaz is recorded at frequency rank #6,274, classified as anoun. corta is at rank #4,545, tagged as anoun.

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 10819, this pair ranks #62,190 of 75,631 scored Portuguese confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.

Orthographic DNA of cartaz vs corta

Shared letters: acrt. Private to "cartaz": z. Private to "corta": o.

"cartaz" · 6 letters · shape CVCCVC  ·  "corta" · 5 letters · shape CVCCV

Known mistypes of this pair

  • cartazacrtaz · caratz · carrtaz · cartazz · carttaz · cartza · catraz · ccartaz
  • cortaccorta · corat · corrta · cortta · cotra · crota · ocrta

Frequently Asked Questions

Do "cartaz" and "corta" mean the same thing in a sentence?
No. They differ by 1 letter(s) in length, but the dictionary glosses above give them different meanings, so swapping one for the other changes what the sentence says.
In ordinary Portuguese text, does "cartaz" or "corta" show up more?
"corta" is the more common of the two: it sits at frequency rank #4,545 in our Portuguese list, against #6,274 for "cartaz". The two are close in frequency, so neither is a safe default; check the meaning rather than guessing.

Useful next steps

You've compared "cartaz" and "corta". Here's where to go from here.

  • Full dictionary entry for "cartaz" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
  • Full dictionary entry for "corta" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
  • This pair ranks #62,190 of 75,631 scored Portuguese confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
  • "cartaz" and "corta" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "cerda vs corta". 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 #62,190 of 75,631 scored Portuguese pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.

Source: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org) Structured Wiktionary extract

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list