crec
The verdict
“crec” is uncommon Portuguese (outside the top frequency list), classed as an interjection. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
- Unranked
- below top-frequency Portuguese
- 4
- letters
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - expressa imitativamente som de um desmoronamento com ruído, ou de um objeto que estala ou se parte com estrondo
Corpus desk
Index PT-crec · crec · Portuguese
crec · unranked · 0 variants · 0 confusables
- FREQ-UNRANKED Unranked
- LEN-MID 4 letters
- VOW-1 1 vowel
- CONFUS-0 No pairs
- VAR-0 0 variants
- BOOK-THIN "C" thin
- PHOTO-UNK Peer pending
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.
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | crec |
| Language | Portuguese |
| Part of speech | Interjection |
| Letters | 4 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Cauda longa: rank de “crec” em português
Rare enough to double-check
crec is uncommon Portuguese outside the top frequency list, classed as aninterjection. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "expressa imitativamente som de um desmoronamento com ruído, ou de um objeto que estala ou se parte com estrondo".
Zero misspellings are on record for crec in our index, since its letter pattern doesn't lend itself to common typo substitutions. No confusable counterpart is on file for this word, which usually means its spelling is distinct enough that readers don't reach for a similar-looking word instead.
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 crec, spelled C-R-E-C.
Definition
- 1expressa imitativamente som de um desmoronamento com ruído, ou de um objeto que estala ou se parte com estrondo
Recorded use
Wiktionary exampleThese source excerpts show how crec appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.
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