Which to use
“kara” is an adjective and “kart” is a noun - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #15,604
- “kara” frequency rank
- #20,347
- “kart” frequency rank
- 35951
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | kara | kart |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | querido, amado | carte |
Where the eye mixes kara and kart
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 3 letters in sequence. kara (CVCV) and kart (CVCC) run the same length but a different consonant-vowel pattern - the shape difference is usually the fastest tell.
Why the eye confuses kara with kart
These two trip readers on the page rather than in the ear: kara is /ˈka.ɾa/, /ˈkɑ.rɑ/ while kart is /ˈkaɾt/. Spoken aloud the problem disappears. In writing it persists, because they differ by a single letter - a in “kara” becomes t in “kart”, and the parts of speech differ too (adjective vs noun), which is usually the fastest check. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 35951, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
kara is recorded at frequency rank #15,604, classified as anadj, pronounced /ˈka.ɾa/, /ˈkɑ.rɑ/. kart is at rank #20,347, tagged as anoun, pronounced /ˈkaɾt/.
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 35951, this pair ranks #30,977 of 75,631 scored Portuguese confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of kara vs kart
Shared letters: akr. Private to "kara": -. Private to "kart": t.
"kara" · 4 letters · shape CVCV · "kart" · 4 letters · shape CVCC
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Is swapping "kara" for "kart" ever safe?
Which is more common, "kara" or "kart"?
What to do next
Eye-level mix-up between "kara" and "kart" is sorted above. Next: full entries or other pairs that share a letter shape.
- Full dictionary entry for "kara" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "kart" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #30,977 of 75,631 scored Portuguese confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "kara" and "kart" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "kari vs kart". 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 #30,977 of 75,631 scored Portuguese pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.