cravar
/kɾɐ.ˈvaɾ/
The verdict
“cravar” has 9 generated spelling variants in the Portuguese index at frequency #41,924. The variants make it a useful spelling check.
- #41,924
- frequency rank, Portuguese
- 3,948
- “C” headwords
- 9
- tracked misspellings
- 10
- confusable pairs
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - enterrar
Visual similarity to commonly confused words
How many letter changes separate each confused pair (Levenshtein distance, normalized).
Source: PlainSpell confusable corpus (Wiktionary, CC BY-SA).
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | cravar |
| Language | Portuguese |
| Part of speech | Verb |
| IPA | /kɾɐ.ˈvaɾ/ |
| Letters | 6 |
| Frequency rank | #41,924 |
| Misspellings tracked | 9 |
| Confusable pairs | 10 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Where “cravar” sits in Portuguese frequency
A misspelling magnet
The generator records 9 spelling variants around cravar (IPA /kɾɐ.ˈvaɾ/), averb. Corpus frequency is #41,924 among 3,948 “C” headwords. Wiktionary lists 7 senses, so context still picks the gloss.
Our generated misspelling index lists 9 likely wrong-spelling variants for cravar, with forms such as "carvar", "ccravar", and "craavr". 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 10 confusable-pair relationships, "criar", "cravo", "cruzar", and more, a pairing that trips writers up because the two words share enough sound or shape to blur together.
This entry carries no recorded etymology, so its spelling is easiest to reason about phoneme by phoneme, absent a documented history. The correct Portuguese form is cravar, spelled C-R-A-V-A-R.
Definition
- 1enterrar
- 2pregar
- 3cravejar
- 4marcar
- 5indicar, afirmar peremptoriamente baseado naquilo que crê ocorrente como um fato certo
- 6rematar, após ter-se alçado ao ar, pouso em uma postura ereta e firme sem dar saltinho após o toque no piso
- 7pedir emprestado sem ter intenção de devolver; pedir uma quantidade pequena de dinheiro, ou um bem menor como tabaco
This word in other languages
Common misspellings
Also misspelled as:
- carvar
- ccravar
- craavr
- cravarr
- cravra
- cravvar
- crravar
- crvaar
- rcavar
Misspelling Pattern Breakdown
How far each generated variant is from the correct spelling of cravar - 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.
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.
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Using “cravar”
The practical upshot for anyone who landed here from a spell-check.
- The one correct Portuguese spelling is C-R-A-V-A-R - every other letter order is a misspelling in standard orthography.
- Say it as /kɾɐ.ˈvaɾ/ (IPA); tap the speaker on the pronunciation badge to hear it where audio exists.
- Don't mix it up with “criar” - see the side-by-side comparison. cravar vs criar
- Browse more Portuguese words and confusable pairs in the same reference. Portuguese words
Same frequency band
Data Source
Wiktionary (via kaikki.org), licensed under CC BY-SA & GFDL. Word ordering uses an open word-frequency list; misspelling variants are generated by edit-distance from the correct headword.