criatura

/kɾi.aˈtu.ɾɐ/ [kɾɪ.aˈtu.ɾɐ], AFI: /kɾjaˈtu.ɾɐ/ (coloquial)

//kɾi.aˈtu.ɾɐ/ [kɾɪ.aˈtu.ɾɐ], AFI: /kɾjaˈtu.ɾɐ/ (coloquial)/ noun

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The verdict

“criatura” has 11 generated spelling variants in the Portuguese index at frequency #5,400. The variants make it a useful spelling check.

#5,400
frequency rank, Portuguese
2,140
“C” headwords
11
tracked misspellings
1
confusable pair

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - um animal, especialmente não humano

Corpus desk

Index PT-criatura · criatura · Portuguese

criatura · rank #5,400 · 11 variants · 1 confusable

  • FREQ-COMMON #5,400
  • LEN-LONG 8 letters
  • VOW-4 4 vowels
  • CONFUS-LOW 1 pairs
  • VAR-MID 11 variants
  • BOOK-MID 2,140
  • PHOTO-FINISH decidido

Nearest frequency peer: decidido (+2 rank slots)

Desk codes from Wiktionary headword shape, FrequencyWords rank tier, confusable-pair count, generated misspelling depth, letter-cohort book size, and photo-finish peer. Not a difficulty grade.

Pares de rank junto ao íman ortográfico “criatura”

Mesma faixa de raridade: útil se um typo cair num lema vizinho

corpus weight

What this shows “criatura” está entre estes pares FrequencyWords; a profundidade de typo mede-se à parte no gráfico de distância de edição.

Source FrequencyWords open word-frequency list As of September 3, 2026

Visual similarity to commonly confused words

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

criatura vs caricatura
80% similar

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

Key facts for criatura
PropertyValue
Headwordcriatura
LanguagePortuguese
Part of speechNoun
IPA/kɾi.aˈtu.ɾɐ/ [kɾɪ.aˈtu.ɾɐ], AFI: /kɾjaˈtu.ɾɐ/ (coloquial)
Letters8
Frequency rank#5,400
Misspellings tracked11
Confusable pairs1
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Frequência do íman ortográfico “criatura”

Esta escala corre do núcleo do português quotidiano (esquerda) até o rastro de formas raras (direita).criaturacai aqui:

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

Os ticks avançam em logaritmo; cada um é da ordem de dez vezes mais raro. Na mesma faixa de raridade aparecem “decidido” (#5,402), “dente” (#5,404), “comeu” (#5,395). Entre 2,140 lemas com “C”, “criatura” fica em #5,400. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

A misspelling magnet

The generator records 11 spelling variants around criatura (IPA /kɾi.aˈtu.ɾɐ/ [kɾɪ.aˈtu.ɾɐ], AFI: /kɾjaˈtu.ɾɐ/ (coloquial)), anoun. Corpus frequency is #5,400 among 2,140 “C” headwords. Wiktionary lists 5 senses, so context still picks the gloss.

Our generated misspelling index lists 11 likely wrong-spelling variants for criatura, with forms such as "ccriatura", "ciratura", and "craitura". 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, "caricatura", since the words sound or look close enough that writers reach for the wrong one mid-sentence.

This headword's origin isn't recorded in our source data, leaving phoneme-to-grapheme mapping as the best guide to its spelling rather than a borrowing history. The correct Portuguese form is criatura, spelled C-R-I-A-T-U-R-A.

Definition

  1. 1
    um animal, especialmente não humano
  2. 2
    qualquer coisa criada, seja animada ou não
  3. 3
    pessoa; ser humano
  4. 4
    pessoa cuja formação, posição ou riqueza deve-se a alguma outra
  5. 5
    pessoa divertida e simpática

Recorded use

Wiktionary examples

These source excerpts show how criatura appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.

  1. Sou ufologista, mas nunca vi nenhuma criatura extraterrestre.
  2. Ela é uma criatura encantadora.

This word in other languages

creature(English)criatura(Español)créature(Français)Kreatur(Deutsch)

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as:

  • ccriatura
  • ciratura
  • craitura
  • criatrua
  • criattura
  • criatuar
  • criaturra
  • criautra
  • critaura
  • crriatura
  • rciatura

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

How far each generated variant is from the correct spelling of criatura - counted as single-character edits (an insertion, a deletion, or a substituted letter). The larger the bar, the easier the typo is to spot; one-edit slips are the ones that sneak past readers.

ccriatura1ciratura2craitura2criatrua2criattura1criatuar2criaturra1criautra2
Edit distance from "criatura"

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 "criatura"?
"criatura" is spelled C-R-I-A-T-U-R-A. The IPA pronunciation is /kɾi.aˈtu.ɾɐ/ [kɾɪ.aˈtu.ɾɐ], AFI: /kɾjaˈtu.ɾɐ/ (coloquial).
What does "criatura" mean?
As a noun, "criatura" means: um animal, especialmente não humano
What words are commonly confused with "criatura"?
"criatura" is commonly confused with "caricatura". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.
How do you pronounce "criatura"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "criatura" is /kɾi.aˈtu.ɾɐ/ [kɾɪ.aˈtu.ɾɐ], AFI: /kɾjaˈtu.ɾɐ/ (coloquial). Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "criatura" come from?
"criatura" is a Portuguese word. PlainSpell's reference spans five languages -- English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German -- with definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data for each.
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Similar Portuguese words by spelling shape

Same letter count and similar misspelling depth for "criatura", not the corpus desk frequency band.

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked Portuguese headwords with 8 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

decidido#5,402depender#5,405descanso#5,406cancelar#5,388

Similar misspelling depth

Headwords with a similar count of attested misspellings (11 here; floor ≥5).

colocação11 variantsestômago11 variantsvoleibol11 variantsmesquita11 variants

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list