# crespo

> Portuguese word · Adjective · IPA /ˈkɾeʃ.pu/ · frequency rank #18,014

## Definitions
1. de superfície áspera; rugoso, áspero
2. riçado, anelado, eriçado, encrespado
3. agitado, encapelado:
4. escabroso, pedregoso, áspero
5. escabroso, indecente, indecoroso
6. ameaçador, perigoso

## Easily confused with
- **credo** (https://plainspell.com/pt/vs/credo-vs-crespo)
- **crepe** (https://plainspell.com/pt/vs/crepe-vs-crespo)
- **césio** (https://plainspell.com/pt/vs/cesio-vs-crespo)
- **creep** (https://plainspell.com/pt/vs/creep-vs-crespo)
- **coesão** (https://plainspell.com/pt/vs/coesao-vs-crespo)
- **crasso** (https://plainspell.com/pt/vs/crasso-vs-crespo)

## Common misspellings (9)
`ccrespo`, `cerspo`, `crepso`, `cresop`, `cresppo`, `cresspo`, `crrespo`, `crsepo`, `rcespo`

## Source
Compiled from Wiktionary via kaikki.org (CC BY-SA). Data vintage: 2026-05-06.
Canonical page: https://plainspell.com/pt/word/crespo