cripta

noun

Letters

6 characters

Frequency Rank

#29,658

in Portuguese word usage

Misspellings

9

tracked variants

Confusables

8

similar word pairs

cripta is aPortuguesenoun. It means: compartimento subterrâneo de uma igreja, utilizado para sepultamentos ou para conservar relíquias de caráter religioso Often confused with crosta and crista.

Key facts for cripta
PropertyValue
Headwordcripta
LanguagePortuguese
Part of speechNoun
Letters6
Frequency rank#29,658
Misspellings tracked9
Confusable pairs8
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Frequency rank visualization

Position of cripta in Portuguese word frequency (lower rank = more common)

Source: Wordfreq corpus

Spelling & Dictionary Insight

The Portuguese entry for cripta is 6 letters long, classified as anoun. Corpus data places it at rank #29,658 in overall Portuguese word frequency, marking it as uncommon enough that many writers pause before typing it.Wiktionary records 9 distinct senses for this headword, so context determines which meaning a reader should apply.

Our Hunspell-derived misspelling index lists 9 documented wrong-spelling variants for cripta, with forms such as "ccripta", "cirpta", and "cripat". Each variant represents a distinct typo pattern that appears often enough in corpora to be worth flagging, typically a doubled-consonant error, a silent-letter drop, or a vowel substitution.It also participates in 8 confusable-pair relationships, "crosta", "crista", "cristal", and more, where similar look or sound leads writers to substitute one word for another in context.

No explicit etymology string is stored for this entry, so spelling patterns must be inferred from the word's phoneme-to-grapheme mapping rather than from a documented borrowing chain. For readers arriving here from a spelling check, the authoritative guidance is: the correct Portuguese form is cripta, spelled C-R-I-P-T-A, and any other sequence of those letters, regardless of how natural it feels, is a misspelling in standard orthography.

Definition

  1. 1
    compartimento subterrâneo de uma igreja, utilizado para sepultamentos ou para conservar relíquias de caráter religioso
  2. 2
    capela construída abaixo do nível do solo, sobre a qual pode ter sido erguida uma igreja principal
  3. 3
    corredor ou galeria subterrânea destinada a enterros; catacumba
  4. 4
    cavidade natural no subsolo, como uma gruta ou caverna
  5. 5
    lugar escondido ou de difícil acesso
  6. 6
    reentrância ou pequena cavidade em ossos ou tecidos
  7. 7
    depressão tubular presente em órgãos, como as criptas intestinais
  8. 8
    cavidade em órgãos vegetais
  9. 9
    espaço na superfície de certas folhas onde se localizam os estômatos

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as: ccripta,cirpta,cripat,crippta,criptta,critpa,crpita,crripta,rcipta

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

Relative frequency of common misspelling types for cripta

Misspelling Variants of "cripta"

ccripta7cirpta6cripat6crippta7criptta7critpa6crpita6crripta7
Misspelling Variants of "cripta"

Frequency rank: #29,658 in Portuguese

Frequently Asked Questions

How do you spell "cripta"?
"cripta" is spelled C-R-I-P-T-A.
What does "cripta" mean?
As a noun, "cripta" means: compartimento subterrâneo de uma igreja, utilizado para sepultamentos ou para conservar relíquias de caráter religioso
What words are commonly confused with "cripta"?
"cripta" is commonly confused with "crosta", "crista", "cristal". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.
What language does "cripta" come from?
"cripta" is a Portuguese word. PlainSpell covers definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data across English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German.
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Nearby Portuguese words

Other entries that begin with the letter C in our Portuguese index:

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Data Source: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org), licensed under CC BY-SA & GFDL. Frequency data from Wordfreq. Misspellings derived from Hunspell dictionaries.