cripta
Portuguese, noun/ˈkɾi.pi.tɐ/
cripta is spelled C-R-I-P-T-A (6 letters) and appears 1.2 times per million words in written Portuguese, the 29,633rd most frequent Portuguese word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). Cripta is a Portuguese feminine noun meaning “crypt (underground vault)” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The Portuguese Wiktionary (Wikcionário) defines it as “compartimento subterrâneo de uma igreja, utilizado para sepultamentos ou para conservar relíquias de caráter…”.
What does cripta mean in English?
noun
- 1
femininecrypt (underground vault)
Source: English Wiktionary, Portuguese section, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0).
How Portuguese dictionaries define it
noun: 1. compartimento subterrâneo de uma igreja, utilizado para sepultamentos ou para conservar relíquias de caráter religioso 2. capela construída abaixo do nível do solo, sobre a qual pode ter sido erguida uma igreja principal 3. corredor ou galeria subterrânea destinada a enterros; catacumba 4. cavidade natural no subsolo, como uma gruta ou caverna
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 cripta
- criptas plural
Source: English Wiktionary and Portuguese Wiktionary (Wikcionário) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026).
How do you pronounce cripta?
- Brazil /ˈkɾi.pi.tɐ/
- Brazil /ˈkɾip.tɐ/
- Portugal /ˈkɾip.tɐ/
Sources: English Wiktionary, Portuguese Wiktionary (Wikcionário) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026); recordings from Wikimedia Commons.
English words that translate to cripta
Source: the translation tables of the English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026.
How common is cripta in Portuguese?
cripta appears 1.2 times per million words in written Portuguese.
Source: written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).