crédito

/ˈkɾɛ.di.tu/

//ˈkɾɛ.di.tu// noun

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The verdict

“crédito” has 10 generated spelling variants in the Portuguese index at frequency #2,269. The variants make it a useful spelling check.

#2,269
frequency rank, Portuguese
2,140
“C” headwords
10
tracked misspellings
1
confusable pair

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - fé; convicção íntima da verdade de alguma coisa

Corpus desk

Index PT-credito · crédito · Portuguese

crédito · rank #2,269 · 10 variants · 1 confusable

  • FREQ-COMMON #2,269
  • LEN-LONG 7 letters
  • VOW-3 3 vowels
  • CONFUS-LOW 1 pairs
  • VAR-MID 10 variants
  • BOOK-MID 2,140
  • PHOTO-FINISH coronel

Nearest frequency peer: coronel (-1 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 “crédito”

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

corpus weight

What this shows “crédito” 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).

crédito vs credo
57% similar

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

Key facts for crédito
PropertyValue
Headwordcrédito
LanguagePortuguese
Part of speechNoun
IPA/ˈkɾɛ.di.tu/
Letters7
Frequency rank#2,269
Misspellings tracked10
Confusable pairs1
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Frequência do íman ortográfico “crédito”

Da esquerda para a direita: o pouco que carrega a fala diária, depois a cauda longa quase invisível.créditocai 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 “coronel” (#2,268), “debate” (#2,270), “evolução” (#2,271). Entre 2,140 lemas com “C”, “crédito” fica em #2,269. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

A misspelling magnet

The generator records 10 spelling variants around crédito (IPA /ˈkɾɛ.di.tu/), anoun. Corpus frequency is #2,269 among 2,140 “C” headwords. Wiktionary lists 6 senses, so context still picks the gloss.

Our generated misspelling index lists 10 likely wrong-spelling variants for crédito, with forms such as "ccrédito", "crdéito", and "crrédito". Each of these forms differs from the correct spelling by one small edit: a doubled letter, a dropped silent letter, or a substituted vowel. It also participates in 1 confusable-pair relationship, "credo", 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 crédito, spelled C-R-É-D-I-T-O.

Definition

  1. 1
    fé; convicção íntima da verdade de alguma coisa
  2. 2
    prestígio, boa fama
  3. 3
    dívida para receber
  4. 4
    dinheiro em haver, saldo positivo
  5. 5
    soma à disposição de alguém no banco
  6. 6
    indicação dos artistas e colaboradores em filme, programa de TV, ou dos colaboradores em livro, projeto

Antonyms

débito

This word in other languages

credit(English)crédito(Español)crédit(Français)Kredit(Deutsch)

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as:

  • ccrédito
  • crdéito
  • crrédito
  • créddito
  • crédiot
  • créditto
  • crédtio
  • créidto
  • cérdito
  • rcédito

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

How far each generated variant is from the correct spelling of crédito - measured in single-character edits (insert, delete, or substitute a letter). Larger bars are easier to catch; one-edit slips are the sneakiest.

ccrédito1crdéito2crrédito1créddito1crédiot2créditto1crédtio2créidto2
Edit distance from "crédito"

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 "crédito"?
"crédito" is spelled C-R-É-D-I-T-O. The IPA pronunciation is /ˈkɾɛ.di.tu/.
What does "crédito" mean?
As a noun, "crédito" means: fé; convicção íntima da verdade de alguma coisa
What words are commonly confused with "crédito"?
"crédito" is commonly confused with "credo". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.
How do you pronounce "crédito"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "crédito" is /ˈkɾɛ.di.tu/. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "crédito" come from?
"crédito" 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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Similar Portuguese words by spelling shape

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

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked Portuguese headwords with 7 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

coronel#2,268brincar#2,263inverno#2,275virtual#2,259

Similar misspelling depth

Headwords with a similar count of attested misspellings (10 here; floor ≥5).

mentira10 variantsmandato10 variantsGabriel10 variantscachorro10 variants

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list