Which to use
“descartar” and “descascar” are a confusable Portuguese pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #16,729
- “descartar” frequency rank
- #33,360
- “descascar” frequency rank
- 50089
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | descartar | descascar |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | rejeitar uma carta num jogo | tirar o invólucro exterior de plantas, frutas, ovos, tubérculos, etc. |
Where the eye mixes descartar and descascar
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 7 letters in sequence. descartar and descascar follow the identical consonant-vowel pattern (CVCCVCCVC). Same shape at a glance is often the real trap, independent of shared letters.
Why the eye confuses descartar with descascar
A purely visual mix-up. descartar (/deʃ.kaχ.ˈtaχ/) and descascar (/dɨʃ.kɐʃ.ˈkaɾ/) are said differently, so reading them aloud is the quickest way to catch the wrong one. On the page they stay close: they share most of their letters but differ in 2 positions. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 50089, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
descartar is recorded at frequency rank #16,729, classified as averb, pronounced /deʃ.kaχ.ˈtaχ/. descascar is at rank #33,360, tagged as averb, pronounced /dɨʃ.kɐʃ.ˈkaɾ/.
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 50089, this pair ranks #14,899 of 75,631 scored Portuguese confusable pairs - among the most confusable pairs.
Orthographic DNA of descartar vs descascar
Shared letters: acders. Private to "descartar": t. Private to "descascar": -.
"descartar" · 9 letters · shape CVCCVCCVC · "descascar" · 9 letters · shape CVCCVCCVC
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Is swapping "descartar" for "descascar" ever safe?
Frequency check: "descartar" vs "descascar" - which ranks higher?
After this comparison
Visual near-miss handled. Browse the word pages or a neighbour when the next look-alike shows up.
- Full dictionary entry for "descartar" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "descascar" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #14,899 of 75,631 scored Portuguese confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "descartar" and "descascar" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "descascar vs desgastar". 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 #14,899 of 75,631 scored Portuguese pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.