crítico

adj

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The verdict

“crítico” has 10 generated spelling variants in the Portuguese index at frequency #3,064. The variants make it a useful spelling check.

#3,064
frequency rank, Portuguese
2,140
“C” headwords
10
tracked misspellings
7
confusable pairs

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - diz-se de estado médico de grande perigo para o paciente

Corpus desk

Index PT-critico · crítico · Portuguese

crítico · rank #3,064 · 10 variants · 7 confusables

  • FREQ-COMMON #3,064
  • LEN-LONG 7 letters
  • VOW-3 3 vowels
  • CONFUS-MID 7 pairs
  • VAR-MID 10 variants
  • BOOK-MID 2,140
  • PHOTO-FINISH cão

Nearest frequency peer: cão (+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 “crítico”

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

corpus weight

What this shows “crítico” 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).

crítico vs cívico
71% similar
crítico vs crítica
86% similar
crítico vs clínico
71% similar

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

Key facts for crítico
PropertyValue
Headwordcrítico
LanguagePortuguese
Part of speechAdjective
Letters7
Frequency rank#3,064
Misspellings tracked10
Confusable pairs7
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Frequência do íman ortográfico “crítico”

A frequência vai do punhado de palavras do dia a dia (esquerda) à cauda longa quase nunca usada (direita).críticocai 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 “cão” (#3,065), “confiar” (#3,062), “definitivamente” (#3,067). Entre 2,140 lemas com “C”, “crítico” fica em #3,064. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

A misspelling magnet

The generator records 10 spelling variants around crítico, anadjective. Corpus frequency is #3,064 among 2,140 “C” headwords. Wiktionary lists 3 senses, so context still picks the gloss.

Our generated misspelling index lists 10 likely wrong-spelling variants for crítico, with forms such as "ccrítico", "crrítico", and "crtíico". 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 7 confusable-pair relationships, "cívico", "crítica", "clínico", and more, since the words sound or look close enough that writers reach for the wrong one mid-sentence.

This entry carries no recorded etymology, leaving phoneme-to-grapheme mapping as the best guide to its spelling rather than a borrowing history. The correct Portuguese form is crítico, spelled C-R-Í-T-I-C-O.

Definition

  1. 1
    diz-se de estado médico de grande perigo para o paciente
  2. 2
    relativo à crise
  3. 3
    relativo à crítica

Recorded use

Wiktionary examples

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

  1. Após o acidente o motorista ficou em estado crítico e foi levado para a UTI.
  2. A invasão da Polônia foi o momento crítico que fez eclodir a Segunda Guerra Mundial.

This word in other languages

critical(English)crítico(Español)critique(Français)kritisch(Deutsch)

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as:

  • ccrítico
  • crrítico
  • crtíico
  • críitco
  • crítcio
  • críticco
  • crítioc
  • críttico
  • círtico
  • rcítico

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

How far each generated variant is from the correct spelling of crítico - 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.

ccrítico1crrítico1crtíico2críitco2crítcio2críticco1crítioc2críttico1
Edit distance from "crítico"

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 "crítico"?
"crítico" is spelled C-R-Í-T-I-C-O.
What does "crítico" mean?
As an adjective, "crítico" means: diz-se de estado médico de grande perigo para o paciente
What words are commonly confused with "crítico"?
"crítico" is commonly confused with "cívico", "crítica", "clínico". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.
What language does "crítico" come from?
"crítico" 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 "crítico", not the corpus desk frequency band.

Same letter count

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

confiar#3,062retirar#3,041pintura#3,035jornada#3,020

Similar misspelling depth

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

europeus10 variantsformado10 variantsacordar10 variantsreduzir10 variants

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list