crítica

/ˈkɾi.ti.kɐ/

//ˈkɾi.ti.kɐ// noun

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The verdict

“crítica” has 10 generated spelling variants in the Portuguese index at frequency #1,528. The variants make it a useful spelling check.

#1,528
frequency rank, Portuguese
2,140
“C” headwords
10
tracked misspellings
4
confusable pairs

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - comentário de um certo tema que aponta-lhe erros, falhas ou pontos a serem melhorados

Corpus desk

Index PT-critica · crítica · Portuguese

crítica · rank #1,528 · 10 variants · 4 confusables

  • FREQ-COMMON #1,528
  • LEN-LONG 7 letters
  • VOW-3 3 vowels
  • CONFUS-MID 4 pairs
  • VAR-MID 10 variants
  • BOOK-MID 2,140
  • PHOTO-FINISH conceito

Nearest frequency peer: conceito (-1 rank slots)

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.

Pares de rank junto ao íman ortográfico “crítica”

Mesma faixa de raridade: útil se um typo cair num lema vizinho

corpus weight

What this shows “crítica” está entre estes pares FrequencyWords; a profundidade de typo mede-se à parte no gráfico de distância de edição.

Source FrequencyWords open word-frequency list As of September 3, 2026

Visual similarity to commonly confused words

How many letter changes separate each confused pair (Levenshtein distance, normalized).

crítica vs crítico
86% similar
crítica vs criticar
75% similar
crítica vs criança
43% similar

Source: PlainSpell confusable corpus (Wiktionary, CC BY-SA).

Key facts for crítica
PropertyValue
Headwordcrítica
LanguagePortuguese
Part of speechNoun
IPA/ˈkɾi.ti.kɐ/
Letters7
Frequency rank#1,528
Misspellings tracked10
Confusable pairs4
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Frequência do íman ortográfico “crítica”

Da esquerda para a direita: o pouco que carrega a fala diária, depois a cauda longa quase invisível.críticacai aqui:

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

O eixo é logarítmico: cada tick marca cerca de dez vezes menos frequência. Na mesma faixa de raridade aparecem “conceito” (#1,527), “Daniel” (#1,529), “daquele” (#1,530). Entre 2,140 lemas com “C”, “crítica” fica em #1,528. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

A misspelling magnet

The generator records 10 spelling variants around crítica (IPA /ˈkɾi.ti.kɐ/), anoun. Corpus frequency is #1,528 among 2,140 “C” headwords. Wiktionary lists 4 senses, so context still picks the gloss.

Our generated misspelling index lists 10 likely wrong-spelling variants for crítica, with forms such as "ccrítica", "crrítica", and "crtíica". 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 4 confusable-pair relationships, "crítico", "criticar", "criança", and more, a pairing that trips writers up because the two words share enough sound or shape to blur together.

Wiktionary doesn't record an etymology for this headword, so any spelling logic here comes from how the word's sounds map to letters, not a documented origin story. The correct Portuguese form is crítica, spelled C-R-Í-T-I-C-A.

Definition

  1. 1
    comentário de um certo tema que aponta-lhe erros, falhas ou pontos a serem melhorados
  2. 2
    artigo de um periódico comentando uma determinada obra artística
  3. 3
    o conjunto dos críticos de uma determinada arte
  4. 4
    processo no qual é verificado se a informação a ser inserida em um sistema está correta segundo as regras definidas

This word in other languages

crítica(Español)Kritik(Deutsch)

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as:

  • ccrítica
  • crrítica
  • crtíica
  • críitca
  • crítcia
  • crítiac
  • críticca
  • críttica
  • círtica
  • rcítica

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

How far each generated variant is from the correct spelling of crítica - counted as single-character edits (an insertion, a deletion, or a substituted letter). The larger the bar, the easier the typo is to spot; one-edit slips are the ones that sneak past readers.

ccrítica1crrítica1crtíica2críitca2crítcia2crítiac2críticca1críttica1
Edit distance from "crítica"

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 "crítica"?
"crítica" is spelled C-R-Í-T-I-C-A. The IPA pronunciation is /ˈkɾi.ti.kɐ/.
What does "crítica" mean?
As a noun, "crítica" means: comentário de um certo tema que aponta-lhe erros, falhas ou pontos a serem melhorados
What words are commonly confused with "crítica"?
"crítica" is commonly confused with "crítico", "criticar", "criança". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.
How do you pronounce "crítica"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "crítica" is /ˈkɾi.ti.kɐ/. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "crítica" come from?
"crítica" is a Portuguese word. PlainSpell covers definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data across English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German.
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Similar Portuguese words by spelling shape

Same letter count and similar misspelling depth for "crítica", not the corpus desk frequency band.

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked Portuguese headwords with 7 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

daquele#1,530Londres#1,541madeira#1,577reforma#1,474

Similar misspelling depth

Headwords with a similar count of attested misspellings (10 here; floor ≥5).

fundação10 variantsoliveira10 variantspassagem10 variantsassistir10 variants

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list