credível

adj

The verdict

“credível” has 12 generated spelling variants in the Portuguese index at frequency #27,813. The variants make it a useful spelling check.

#27,813
frequency rank, Portuguese
3,948
“C” headwords
12
tracked misspellings
1
confusable pair

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - em que se pode crer ou acreditar

Visual similarity to commonly confused words

How many letter changes separate each confused pair (Levenshtein distance, normalized).

credível vs crível
75% similar

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

Key facts for credível
PropertyValue
Headwordcredível
LanguagePortuguese
Part of speechAdjective
Letters8
Frequency rank#27,813
Misspellings tracked12
Confusable pairs1
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Where “credível” 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). credível lands here:

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

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

A misspelling magnet

The generator records 12 spelling variants around credível, anadjective. Corpus frequency is #27,813 among 3,948 “C” headwords. Dominant gloss: "em que se pode crer ou acreditar".

Our generated misspelling index lists 12 likely wrong-spelling variants for credível, with forms such as "ccredível", "cerdível", and "crdeível". 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, "crível", since the words sound or look close enough that writers reach for the wrong one mid-sentence.

Our source data has no etymology on file for this entry, so its spelling is easiest to reason about phoneme by phoneme, absent a documented history. The correct Portuguese form is credível, spelled C-R-E-D-Í-V-E-L.

Definition

  1. 1
    em que se pode crer ou acreditar

This word in other languages

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as:

  • ccredível
  • cerdível
  • crdeível
  • creddível
  • credvíel
  • credíevl
  • credívell
  • credívle
  • credívvel
  • creídvel
  • crredível
  • rcedível

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

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

ccredível1cerdível2crdeível2creddível1credvíel2credíevl2credívell1credívle2
Edit distance from "credível"

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 "credível"?
"credível" is spelled C-R-E-D-Í-V-E-L.
What does "credível" mean?
As an adjective, "credível" means: em que se pode crer ou acreditar
What words are commonly confused with "credível"?
"credível" is commonly confused with "crível". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.
What language does "credível" come from?
"credível" is a Portuguese word. You can look up definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data for this and other words across English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German on PlainSpell.
Is PlainSpell free to use?
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Using “credível”

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

  • The one correct Portuguese spelling is C-R-E-D-Í-V-E-L - every other letter order is a misspelling in standard orthography.
  • Don't mix it up with “crível” - see the side-by-side comparison. credível vs crível
  • 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.

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list