Which to use
“descarga” is a noun and “descartar” is a verb - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #12,034
- “descarga” frequency rank
- #16,729
- “descartar” frequency rank
- 28763
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | descarga | descartar |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | tiro de arma de fogo | rejeitar uma carta num jogo |
Where the eye mixes descarga and descartar
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 7 letters in sequence. descarga runs 8 letters (CVCCVCCV) against descartar's 9 (CVCCVCCVC) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.
Look-alike desk: descarga vs descartar
These two trip readers on the page rather than in the ear: descarga is /dɨʃ.ˈkaɾ.ɡɐ/ while descartar is /deʃ.kaχ.ˈtaχ/. Spoken aloud the problem disappears. In writing it persists, because they differ by 1 letter(s) in length, and the parts of speech differ too (noun vs verb), which is usually the fastest check. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 28763, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
descarga is recorded at frequency rank #12,034, classified as anoun, pronounced /dɨʃ.ˈkaɾ.ɡɐ/. descartar is at rank #16,729, tagged as averb, pronounced /deʃ.kaχ.ˈtaχ/.
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 28763, this pair ranks #40,023 of 75,631 scored Portuguese confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of descarga vs descartar
Shared letters: acders. Private to "descarga": g. Private to "descartar": t.
"descarga" · 8 letters · shape CVCCVCCV · "descartar" · 9 letters · shape CVCCVCCVC
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Is swapping "descarga" for "descartar" ever safe?
Frequency check: "descarga" vs "descartar" - which ranks higher?
After this comparison
Pronunciation already separates them, if the page still looks alike, the dictionary links below settle it.
- Full dictionary entry for "descarga" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "descartar" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #40,023 of 75,631 scored Portuguese confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "descarga" and "descartar" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "desatar vs descartar". 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 #40,023 of 75,631 scored Portuguese pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.