critério
/kɾi.ˈtɛ.ɾju/
The verdict
“critério” has 11 generated spelling variants in the Portuguese index at frequency #6,857. The variants make it a useful spelling check.
- #6,857
- frequency rank, Portuguese
- 3,948
- “C” headwords
- 11
- tracked misspellings
- 1
- confusable pair
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - sinal que permite distinguir uma coisa dentre outras
Visual similarity to commonly confused words
How many letter changes separate each confused pair (Levenshtein distance, normalized).
Source: PlainSpell confusable corpus (Wiktionary, CC BY-SA).
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | critério |
| Language | Portuguese |
| Part of speech | Noun |
| IPA | /kɾi.ˈtɛ.ɾju/ |
| Letters | 8 |
| Frequency rank | #6,857 |
| Misspellings tracked | 11 |
| Confusable pairs | 1 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Where “critério” sits in Portuguese frequency
A misspelling magnet
The generator records 11 spelling variants around critério (IPA /kɾi.ˈtɛ.ɾju/), anoun. Corpus frequency is #6,857 among 3,948 “C” headwords. Wiktionary lists 3 senses, so context still picks the gloss.
Our generated misspelling index lists 11 likely wrong-spelling variants for critério, with forms such as "ccritério", "cirtério", and "critréio". Each variant is a distinct typo pattern an edit-distance generator flags, typically a doubled-consonant error, a silent-letter drop, or a vowel substitution. It also participates in 1 confusable-pair relationship, "cemitério", where similar look or sound leads writers to substitute one word for another in context.
Our source data has no etymology on file for this entry, 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 critério, spelled C-R-I-T-É-R-I-O.
Definition
- 1sinal que permite distinguir uma coisa dentre outras
- 2juízo
- 3raciocínio
This word in other languages
Common misspellings
Also misspelled as:
- ccritério
- cirtério
- critréio
- crittério
- critéiro
- critéroi
- critérrio
- criétrio
- crritério
- crtiério
- rcitério
Misspelling Pattern Breakdown
How far each generated variant is from the correct spelling of critério - expressed in single-character edits (insert, delete, or swap one letter). Bigger bars stand out at a glance; a one-edit slip is the hardest to catch.
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.
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Using “critério”
The practical upshot for anyone who landed here from a spell-check.
- The one correct Portuguese spelling is C-R-I-T-É-R-I-O - every other letter order is a misspelling in standard orthography.
- Say it as /kɾi.ˈtɛ.ɾju/ (IPA); tap the speaker on the pronunciation badge to hear it where audio exists.
- Don't mix it up with “cemitério” - see the side-by-side comparison. critério vs cemitério
- Browse more Portuguese words and confusable pairs in the same reference. Portuguese words
Same frequency band
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.