crío

[ˈkɾi.o]

/[ˈkɾi.o]/ noun

The verdict

“crío” is uncommon Portuguese (outside the top frequency list), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

Unranked
below top-frequency Portuguese
4
letters

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - criança, menino

Corpus desk

Index PT-crio · crío · Portuguese

crío · unranked · 0 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-UNRANKED Unranked
  • LEN-MID 4 letters
  • VOW-2 2 vowels
  • CONFUS-0 No pairs
  • VAR-0 0 variants
  • BOOK-THIN "C" thin
  • PHOTO-UNK Peer pending

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.

Key facts for crío
PropertyValue
Headwordcrío
LanguagePortuguese
Part of speechNoun
IPA[ˈkɾi.o]
Letters4
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Cauda longa: rank de “crío” em português

críofica fora das 100.000 palavras portuguesas mais frequentes, na cauda longa de vocabulário técnico, arcaico ou raro, onde a dúvida ortográfica aperta.

Beyond rank #100,000. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Rare enough to double-check

crío is uncommon Portuguese outside the top frequency list, classed as anoun, transcribed [ˈkɾi.o]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. 2 senses are on record.

No generated misspelling entries exist for crío in our index, a straightforward case of a spelling with little room for common typos. No confusable counterpart is on file for this word, which tends to mean the word is visually distinctive enough to stand on its own.

Wiktionary doesn't record an etymology for this headword, so spelling patterns must be inferred from the word's phoneme-to-grapheme mapping rather than from a documented borrowing chain. The correct Portuguese form is crío, spelled C-R-Í-O.

Definition

  1. 1
    criança, menino
  2. 2
    jovem

Recorded use

Wiktionary example

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

  1. Aún eres muy crío para hacer esas cosas.

Synonyms

infantemuchachoniñojoven

Antonyms

adultoviejo

Definitions, pronunciation, and etymology for this entry are drawn from Wiktionary via the kaikki.org structured extract (CC BY-SA). See the methodology for how each field is sourced and updated.

Frequently Asked Questions

How do you spell "crío"?
"crío" is spelled C-R-Í-O. The IPA pronunciation is [ˈkɾi.o].
What does "crío" mean?
As a noun, "crío" means: criança, menino
How do you pronounce "crío"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "crío" is [ˈkɾi.o]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "crío" come from?
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Source: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org) Structured Wiktionary extract

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list