# criar

> Portuguese word · Verb · IPA /kɾi.ˈaɾ/ · frequency rank #686

## Definitions
1. alimentar, sustentar, amamentar
2. originar, causar
3. fundar, estabelecer
4. inventar, imaginar
5. educar
6. alimentar-se, crescer

## Easily confused with
- **czar** (https://plainspell.com/pt/vs/criar-vs-czar)
- **crime** (https://plainspell.com/pt/vs/criar-vs-crime)
- **cuidar** (https://plainspell.com/pt/vs/criar-vs-cuidar)
- **cruzar** (https://plainspell.com/pt/vs/criar-vs-cruzar)
- **cursar** (https://plainspell.com/pt/vs/criar-vs-cursar)
- **curvar** (https://plainspell.com/pt/vs/criar-vs-curvar)
- **car** (https://plainspell.com/pt/vs/car-vs-criar)
- **cri** (https://plainspell.com/pt/vs/cri-vs-criar)
- **cair** (https://plainspell.com/pt/vs/cair-vs-criar)
- **cria** (https://plainspell.com/pt/vs/cria-vs-criar)
- **crer** (https://plainspell.com/pt/vs/crer-vs-criar)
- **ceia** (https://plainspell.com/pt/vs/ceia-vs-criar)
- **ciao** (https://plainspell.com/pt/vs/ciao-vs-criar)
- **César** (https://plainspell.com/pt/vs/cesar-vs-criar)
- **colar** (https://plainspell.com/pt/vs/colar-vs-criar)
- **citar** (https://plainspell.com/pt/vs/citar-vs-criar)
- **caçar** (https://plainspell.com/pt/vs/cacar-vs-criar)
- **cagar** (https://plainspell.com/pt/vs/cagar-vs-criar)
- **cavar** (https://plainspell.com/pt/vs/cavar-vs-criar)
- **coçar** (https://plainspell.com/pt/vs/cocar-vs-criar)

## Common misspellings (7)
`ccriar`, `cirar`, `crair`, `criarr`, `crira`, `crriar`, `rciar`

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