crec

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The verdict

“crec” is outside the top-ranked Portuguese vocabulary, used as an interjection - the kind of word writers most often double-check.

Unranked
below top-frequency Portuguese
4
letters

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - expressa imitativamente som de um desmoronamento com ruído, ou de um objeto que estala ou se parte com estrondo

Key facts for crec
PropertyValue
Headwordcrec
LanguagePortuguese
Part of speechInterjection
Letters4
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Where “crec” sits in Portuguese frequency

crec falls outside the top-100,000 ranked Portuguese words, the long-tail zone of technical, archaic, or low-frequency vocabulary, exactly where readers second-guess spellings most.

Beyond rank #100,000. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Spelling & Dictionary Insight

The Portuguese entry for crec is 4 letters long, classified as an interjection. It sits outside the most-frequent rank tiers, which is often why uncommon words generate more spelling variants per reader. The dominant gloss from Wiktionary reads: "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

  1. 1
    expressa imitativamente som de um desmoronamento com ruído, ou de um objeto que estala ou se parte com estrondo

Synonyms

This word in other languages

Definitions, pronunciation, and etymology for this entry are drawn from Wiktionary via the kaikki.org structured extract (CC BY-SA). See the methodology for how each field is sourced and updated.

Frequently Asked Questions

How do you spell "crec"?
"crec" is spelled C-R-E-C.
What does "crec" mean?
As an interjection, "crec" means: expressa imitativamente som de um desmoronamento com ruído, ou de um objeto que estala ou se parte com estrondo
What language does "crec" come from?
"crec" is a Portuguese word. PlainSpell's reference spans five languages -- English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German -- with definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data for each.
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Using “crec”

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

  • The one correct Portuguese spelling is C-R-E-C - every other letter order is a misspelling in standard orthography.
  • Browse more Portuguese words and confusable pairs in the same reference. Portuguese words
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