crânio

//ˈkɾɐ.nju// noun

Letters

6 characters

Frequency Rank

#10,509

in Portuguese word usage

Misspellings

8

tracked variants

Confusables

5

similar word pairs

crânio is aPortuguesenoun. It means: caixa óssea que encerra o encéfalo, caixa craniana; caveira Pronounced /ˈkɾɐ.nju/. Often confused with cravo and cuando.

Key facts for crânio
PropertyValue
Headwordcrânio
LanguagePortuguese
Part of speechNoun
IPA/ˈkɾɐ.nju/
Letters6
Frequency rank#10,509
Misspellings tracked8
Confusable pairs5
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Frequency rank visualization

Position of crânio in Portuguese word frequency (lower rank = more common)

Source: Wordfreq corpus

Spelling & Dictionary Insight

The Portuguese entry for crânio is 6 letters long, classified as anoun, and transcribed in the International Phonetic Alphabet as /ˈkɾɐ.nju/. Corpus data places it at rank #10,509 in overall Portuguese word frequency, marking it as uncommon enough that many writers pause before typing it.Wiktionary records 2 distinct senses for this headword, so context determines which meaning a reader should apply.

Our Hunspell-derived misspelling index lists 8 documented wrong-spelling variants for crânio, with forms such as "ccrânio", "crnâio", and "crrânio". Each variant represents a distinct typo pattern that appears often enough in corpora to be worth flagging, typically a doubled-consonant error, a silent-letter drop, or a vowel substitution.It also participates in 5 confusable-pair relationships, "cravo", "cuando", "crasso", and more, where similar look or sound leads writers to substitute one word for another in context.

No explicit etymology string is stored for this entry, so spelling patterns must be inferred from the word's phoneme-to-grapheme mapping rather than from a documented borrowing chain. For readers arriving here from a spelling check, the authoritative guidance is: the correct Portuguese form is crânio, spelled C-R-Â-N-I-O, and any other sequence of those letters, regardless of how natural it feels, is a misspelling in standard orthography.

Definition

  1. 1
    caixa óssea que encerra o encéfalo, caixa craniana; caveira
  2. 2
    pessoa dotada de grande inteligência

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Common misspellings

Also misspelled as: ccrânio,crnâio,crrânio,crâino,crânnio,crânoi,cârnio,rcânio

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

Relative frequency of common misspelling types for crânio

Misspelling Variants of "crânio"

ccrânio7crnâio6crrânio7crâino6crânnio7crânoi6cârnio6rcânio6
Misspelling Variants of "crânio"

Frequency rank: #10,509 in Portuguese

Frequently Asked Questions

How do you spell "crânio"?
"crânio" is spelled C-R-Â-N-I-O. The IPA pronunciation is /ˈkɾɐ.nju/.
What does "crânio" mean?
As a noun, "crânio" means: caixa óssea que encerra o encéfalo, caixa craniana; caveira
What words are commonly confused with "crânio"?
"crânio" is commonly confused with "cravo", "cuando", "crasso". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.
How do you pronounce "crânio"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "crânio" is /ˈkɾɐ.nju/. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "crânio" come from?
"crânio" is a Portuguese word. PlainSpell covers definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data across English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German.
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Other entries that begin with the letter C in our Portuguese index:

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Data Source: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org), licensed under CC BY-SA & GFDL. Frequency data from Wordfreq. Misspellings derived from Hunspell dictionaries.