crível

/ˈkɾi.vɛɫ/

//ˈkɾi.vɛɫ// adj

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The verdict

“crível” has 9 generated spelling variants in the Portuguese index at frequency #37,733. The variants make it a useful spelling check.

#37,733
frequency rank, Portuguese
2,140
“C” headwords
9
tracked misspellings
5
confusable pairs

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - que se pode crer, passível de se crer; acreditável

Corpus desk

Index PT-crivel · crível · Portuguese

crível · rank #37,733 · 9 variants · 5 confusables

  • FREQ-MID #37,733
  • LEN-LONG 6 letters
  • VOW-2 2 vowels
  • CONFUS-MID 5 pairs
  • VAR-MID 9 variants
  • BOOK-MID 2,140
  • PHOTO-FINISH cruzador

Nearest frequency peer: cruzador (-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 “crível”

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

corpus weight

What this shows “crível” 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).

crível vs cruel
67% similar
crível vs civil
50% similar
crível vs crime
50% similar

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

Key facts for crível
PropertyValue
Headwordcrível
LanguagePortuguese
Part of speechAdjective
IPA/ˈkɾi.vɛɫ/
Letters6
Frequency rank#37,733
Misspellings tracked9
Confusable pairs5
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Frequência do íman ortográfico “crível”

A frequência vai do punhado de palavras do dia a dia (esquerda) à cauda longa quase nunca usada (direita).crívelcai aqui:

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

Os ticks avançam em logaritmo; cada um é da ordem de dez vezes mais raro. Na mesma faixa de raridade aparecem “cruzador” (#37,732), “curvo” (#37,736), “dare” (#37,740). Entre 2,140 lemas com “C”, “crível” fica em #37,733. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

A misspelling magnet

The generator records 9 spelling variants around crível (IPA /ˈkɾi.vɛɫ/), anadjective. Corpus frequency is #37,733 among 2,140 “C” headwords. Dominant gloss: "que se pode crer, passível de se crer; acreditável".

Our generated misspelling index lists 9 likely wrong-spelling variants for crível, with forms such as "ccrível", "crrível", and "crvíel". Every one of these variants traces to a single-character edit -- an added or dropped letter, a swapped consonant, or a vowel swap -- the kind of slip a spell-checker is built to catch. It also participates in 5 confusable-pair relationships, "cruel", "civil", "crime", and more, since the words sound or look close enough that writers reach for the wrong one mid-sentence.

No borrowing history is documented for this entry, so its spelling is best explained by sound-to-letter mapping rather than etymology. The correct Portuguese form is crível, spelled C-R-Í-V-E-L.

Definition

  1. 1
    que se pode crer, passível de se crer; acreditável

Synonyms

credível

Antonyms

incrível

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as:

  • ccrível
  • crrível
  • crvíel
  • críevl
  • crívell
  • crívle
  • crívvel
  • círvel
  • rcível

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

How far each generated variant is from the correct spelling of crível - measured in single-character edits (insert, delete, or substitute a letter). Larger bars are easier to catch; one-edit slips are the sneakiest.

ccrível1crrível1crvíel2críevl2crívell1crívle2crívvel1círvel2
Edit distance from "crível"

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 "crível"?
"crível" is spelled C-R-Í-V-E-L. The IPA pronunciation is /ˈkɾi.vɛɫ/.
What does "crível" mean?
As an adjective, "crível" means: que se pode crer, passível de se crer; acreditável
What words are commonly confused with "crível"?
"crível" is commonly confused with "cruel", "civil", "crime". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.
How do you pronounce "crível"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "crível" is /ˈkɾi.vɛɫ/. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "crível" come from?
"crível" is a Portuguese word. You can look up definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data for this and other words across English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German on PlainSpell.
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Similar Portuguese words by spelling shape

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

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked Portuguese headwords with 6 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

calçar#37,677bretão#37,673alocar#37,621valete#37,570

Similar misspelling depth

Headwords with a similar count of attested misspellings (9 here; floor ≥5).

demónio9 variantsheroico9 variantsadoecer9 variantsselect9 variants

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list