crash

noun

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The verdict

“crash” has 8 generated spelling variants in the Portuguese index at frequency #23,618. The variants make it a useful spelling check.

#23,618
frequency rank, Portuguese
2,140
“C” headwords
8
tracked misspellings
16
confusable pairs

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - crache (queda brusca e violenta de valor nas principais ações da bolsa de valores, levando a quebradeira no setor bancário e no mercado em geral)

Corpus desk

Index PT-crash · crash · Portuguese

crash · rank #23,618 · 8 variants · 16 confusables

  • FREQ-MID #23,618
  • LEN-MID 5 letters
  • VOW-1 1 vowel
  • CONFUS-HIGH 16 pairs
  • VAR-MID 8 variants
  • BOOK-MID 2,140
  • PHOTO-FINISH comparativame…

Nearest frequency peer: comparativamente (-9 rank slots)

Desk codes from Wiktionary headword shape, FrequencyWords rank tier, confusable-pair count, generated misspelling depth, letter-cohort book size, and photo-finish peer. Not a difficulty grade.

Pares de rank junto ao íman ortográfico “crash”

Mesma faixa de raridade: útil se um typo cair num lema vizinho

corpus weight

What this shows “crash” está entre estes pares FrequencyWords; a profundidade de typo mede-se à parte no gráfico de distância de edição.

Source FrequencyWords open word-frequency list As of September 3, 2026

Visual similarity to commonly confused words

How many letter changes separate each confused pair (Levenshtein distance, normalized).

crash vs cross
60% similar
crash vs cravo
60% similar
crash vs crush
80% similar

Source: PlainSpell confusable corpus (Wiktionary, CC BY-SA).

Key facts for crash
PropertyValue
Headwordcrash
LanguagePortuguese
Part of speechNoun
Letters5
Frequency rank#23,618
Misspellings tracked8
Confusable pairs16
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Frequência do íman ortográfico “crash”

Esta escala corre do núcleo do português quotidiano (esquerda) até o rastro de formas raras (direita).crashcai aqui:

#1#100#1K#10K#100K
← used constantlyrarely used →

O eixo é logarítmico: cada tick marca cerca de dez vezes menos frequência. Na mesma faixa de raridade aparecem “comparativamente” (#23,609), “decolagem” (#23,627), “colmeia” (#23,608). Entre 2,140 lemas com “C”, “crash” fica em #23,618. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

A misspelling magnet

The generator records 8 spelling variants around crash, anoun. Corpus frequency is #23,618 among 2,140 “C” headwords. Wiktionary lists 4 senses, so context still picks the gloss.

Our generated misspelling index lists 8 likely wrong-spelling variants for crash, with forms such as "carsh", "ccrash", and "crahs". Each variant is a distinct typo pattern an edit-distance generator flags, typically a doubled-consonant error, a silent-letter drop, or a vowel substitution. It also participates in 16 confusable-pair relationships, "cross", "cravo", "crush", and more, a pairing that trips writers up because the two words share enough sound or shape to blur together.

No explicit etymology string is stored for this entry, so its spelling is best read as a straightforward mapping from sound to letter. The correct Portuguese form is crash, spelled C-R-A-S-H.

Definition

  1. 1
    crache (queda brusca e violenta de valor nas principais ações da bolsa de valores, levando a quebradeira no setor bancário e no mercado em geral)
  2. 2
    crache
  3. 3
    colisão, batida
  4. 4
    queda

Recorded use

Wiktionary example

These source excerpts show how crash appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.

  1. Frontal crash, side crash.

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as:

  • carsh
  • ccrash
  • crahs
  • crashh
  • crassh
  • crrash
  • crsah
  • rcash

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

How far each generated variant is from the correct spelling of crash - expressed in single-character edits (insert, delete, or swap one letter). Bigger bars stand out at a glance; a one-edit slip is the hardest to catch.

carsh2ccrash1crahs2crashh1crassh1crrash1crsah2rcash2
Edit distance from "crash"

Definitions, pronunciation, and etymology for this entry are drawn from Wiktionary via the kaikki.org structured extract (CC BY-SA); frequency ordering uses the FrequencyWords open word-frequency list (2018 Portuguese corpus, MIT). See the methodology for how each field is sourced and updated.

Frequently Asked Questions

How do you spell "crash"?
"crash" is spelled C-R-A-S-H.
What does "crash" mean?
As a noun, "crash" means: crache (queda brusca e violenta de valor nas principais ações da bolsa de valores, levando a quebradeira no setor bancário e no mercado em geral)
What words are commonly confused with "crash"?
"crash" is commonly confused with "cross", "cravo", "crush". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.
What language does "crash" come from?
"crash" is a Portuguese word. PlainSpell covers definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data across English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German.
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Similar Portuguese words by spelling shape

Same letter count and similar misspelling depth for "crash", not the corpus desk frequency band.

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked Portuguese headwords with 5 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

cavar#23,601betão#23,580falho#23,663fresh#23,670

Similar misspelling depth

Headwords with a similar count of attested misspellings (8 here; floor ≥5).

eleven8 variantsesmola8 variantsbasear8 variantsaspeto8 variants

Source: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org) Structured Wiktionary extract

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list