cruzado
noun
cruzado is spelled C-R-U-Z-A-D-O: 7 letters and 3 syllables. It appears about once in every 50 million words in written English, the 220,118th most frequent word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). As a noun, cruzado means “The monetary unit of Brazil from 1986 to 1990” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The plural of cruzado is cruzados or cruzadoes.
How many letters and syllables are in cruzado?
| Letters | 7: C-R-U-Z-A-D-O |
|---|---|
| Syllables | 3 (from its American pronunciation) |
| In writing | about once in every 50 million words; the 220,118th most frequent word form |
| Wrong spellings searched | none measured in search |
Sources: letters and syllables from the English Wiktionary's hyphenation or pronunciation and the CMU Pronouncing Dictionary; written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).
How common is cruzado?
Cruzado appears about once in every 50 million words in written English, the 220,118th most frequent word form in the list.
Source: written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).
How do you pronounce cruzado?
Cruzado has 3 syllables (counted from its American pronunciation in the CMU Pronouncing Dictionary).
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
Forms of cruzado
- cruzados plural
- cruzadoes plural
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
What does cruzado mean?
The meanings the English Wiktionary records, quoted as written there (source below).
noun
- 1
The monetary unit of Brazil from 1986 to 1990.
- 2
An old monetary unit of Portugal in the 17th and 18th centuries.
- 3
An old monetary unit of Castile in the 14th century.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
Where does cruzado come from?
From Portuguese cruzado. Doublet of cruciate.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).