creature

/ˈkɹiːt͡ʃə/

//ˈkɹiːt͡ʃə// noun

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The verdict

“creature” is uncommon Portuguese (frequency #86,314 among 3,948 “C” headwords), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

#86,314
frequency rank, Portuguese
3,948
“C” headwords

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - criatura

Key facts for creature
PropertyValue
Headwordcreature
LanguagePortuguese
Part of speechNoun
IPA/ˈkɹiːt͡ʃə/
Letters8
Frequency rank#86,314
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Where “creature” sits in Portuguese frequency

Every-word frequency runs from the handful of words we use constantly (left) to the long tail used once in a blue moon (right). creature lands here:

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

Scale is logarithmic (each tick is 10× rarer). Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Rare enough to double-check

creature is uncommon Portuguese at frequency #86,314 among 3,948 “C” headwords, classed as anoun, transcribed /ˈkɹiːt͡ʃə/. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "criatura".

Zero misspellings are on record for creature in our index, typically a sign the spelling maps closely to how the word sounds. This entry stands alone in our confusable dataset, since nothing in our dataset looks or sounds close enough to cause mix-ups.

This entry carries no recorded etymology, so spelling patterns must be inferred from the word's phoneme-to-grapheme mapping rather than from a documented borrowing chain. The correct Portuguese form is creature, spelled C-R-E-A-T-U-R-E.

Definition

  1. 1
    criatura

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 "creature"?
"creature" is spelled C-R-E-A-T-U-R-E. The IPA pronunciation is /ˈkɹiːt͡ʃə/.
What does "creature" mean?
As a noun, "creature" means: criatura
How do you pronounce "creature"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "creature" is /ˈkɹiːt͡ʃə/. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "creature" come from?
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Using “creature”

The practical upshot for anyone who landed here from a spell-check.

  • The one correct Portuguese spelling is C-R-E-A-T-U-R-E - every other letter order is a misspelling in standard orthography.
  • Say it as /ˈkɹiːt͡ʃə/ (IPA); tap the speaker on the pronunciation badge to hear it where audio exists.
  • Browse more Portuguese words and confusable pairs in the same reference. Portuguese words

Other uncommon Portuguese words near this rank

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.

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list FrequencyWords open word-frequency list