crina

noun

The verdict

“crina” is uncommon Portuguese (frequency #54,322 among 3,948 “C” headwords), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

#54,322
frequency rank, Portuguese
3,948
“C” headwords

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - tipo de pelagem dos animais, principalmente equídeos como o cavalo, asno e a zebra

Key facts for crina
PropertyValue
Headwordcrina
LanguagePortuguese
Part of speechNoun
Letters5
Frequency rank#54,322
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Where “crina” sits in Portuguese frequency

Every-word frequency runs from the handful of words we use constantly (left) to the long tail used once in a blue moon (right). crina lands here:

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

Scale is logarithmic (each tick is 10× rarer). Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Rare enough to double-check

crina is uncommon Portuguese at frequency #54,322 among 3,948 “C” headwords, classed as anoun. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "tipo de pelagem dos animais, principalmente equídeos como o cavalo, asno e a zebra".

Our edit-distance generator produced no likely misspellings for crina, suggesting the orthography follows predictable Portuguese patterns. No confusable counterpart is on file for this word, which usually means its spelling is distinct enough that readers don't reach for a similar-looking word instead.

No explicit etymology string is stored for this entry, so its spelling is easiest explained by how it's pronounced rather than where it came from. The correct Portuguese form is crina, spelled C-R-I-N-A.

Definition

  1. 1
    tipo de pelagem dos animais, principalmente equídeos como o cavalo, asno e a zebra

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 "crina"?
"crina" is spelled C-R-I-N-A.
What does "crina" mean?
As a noun, "crina" means: tipo de pelagem dos animais, principalmente equídeos como o cavalo, asno e a zebra
What language does "crina" come from?
"crina" is a Portuguese word. You can look up definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data for this and other words across English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German on PlainSpell.
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Using “crina”

The practical upshot for anyone who landed here from a spell-check.

  • The one correct Portuguese spelling is C-R-I-N-A - every other letter order is a misspelling in standard orthography.
  • Browse more Portuguese words and confusable pairs in the same reference. Portuguese words

Other uncommon Portuguese words near this rank

Data Source

Wiktionary (via kaikki.org), licensed under CC BY-SA & GFDL. Word ordering uses an open word-frequency list; misspelling variants are generated by edit-distance from the correct headword.

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list FrequencyWords open word-frequency list