criancice
Portuguese, noun/kɾi.ɐ̃ˈsi.si/
criancice is spelled C-R-I-A-N-C-I-C-E (9 letters) and appears about once in every 8 million words in written Portuguese, the 89,875th most frequent Portuguese word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). Criancice is a Portuguese feminine noun meaning “childishness” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The Portuguese Wiktionary (Wikcionário) defines it as “modo, ato ou dito próprio de criança”.
What does criancice mean in English?
noun
- 1
femininechildishness
Source: English Wiktionary, Portuguese section, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0).
How Portuguese dictionaries define it
noun: 1. modo, ato ou dito próprio de criança 2. atitude crédula, inocência 3. comportamento de criança numa pessoa que está fora de essa etapa de vida, insensatez, imprudência, irreflexão
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 criancice
- criancices plural
Source: English Wiktionary and Portuguese Wiktionary (Wikcionário) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026).
How do you pronounce criancice?
- Brazil /kɾi.ɐ̃ˈsi.si/
- Brazil /kɾjɐ̃ˈsi.si/
- Portugal /kɾi.ɐ̃ˈsi.sɨ/
Sources: English Wiktionary, Portuguese Wiktionary (Wikcionário) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026); recordings from Wikimedia Commons.
English words that translate to criancice
Source: the translation tables of the English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026.
How common is criancice in Portuguese?
criancice appears about once in every 8 million words in written Portuguese.
Source: written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).