criança
Portuguese, noun/kɾiˈɐ̃.sɐ/
criança is spelled C-R-I-A-N-Ç-A (7 letters) and appears 162 times per million words in written Portuguese, the 597th most frequent Portuguese word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). Criança is a Portuguese feminine noun meaning “child (young person)” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The Portuguese Wiktionary (Wikcionário) defines it as “ser humano que se começa a criar”.
What does criança mean in English?
noun
- 1
femininechild (young person)
Source: English Wiktionary, Portuguese section, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0).
How Portuguese dictionaries define it
noun: 1. ser humano que se começa a criar 2. menino ou menina 3. pessoa de pouco juízo; pessoa ingênua
The definition in the Portuguese Wiktionary (Wikcionário), in Portuguese.
Source: Portuguese Wiktionary (Wikcionário), dump of September 1, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org.
Forms of criança
- crianças plural
- creança alternative
Source: English Wiktionary and Portuguese Wiktionary (Wikcionário) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026).
How do you pronounce criança?
- Brazil /kɾiˈɐ̃.sɐ/
- Brazil /ˈkɾjɐ̃.sɐ/
- Portugal /kɾiˈɐ̃.sɐ/
Sources: English Wiktionary, Portuguese Wiktionary (Wikcionário) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026); recordings from Wikimedia Commons.
English words that translate to criança
Source: the translation tables of the English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026.
How common is criança in Portuguese?
criança appears 162 times per million words in written Portuguese.
Source: written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).