crónico
/ˈkɾɔ.ni.ku/
The verdict
“crónico” is uncommon Portuguese (frequency #77,043 among 2,140 “C” headwords), classed as an adjective. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
- #77,043
- frequency rank, Portuguese
- 2,140
- “C” headwords
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - que dura há muito tempo
Corpus desk
Index PT-cronico · crónico · Portuguese
crónico · rank #77,043 · 0 variants · 0 confusables
- FREQ-RARE #77,043
- LEN-LONG 7 letters
- VOW-3 3 vowels
- CONFUS-0 No pairs
- VAR-0 0 variants
- BOOK-MID 2,140
- PHOTO-FINISH crochet
Nearest frequency peer: crochet (-2 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.
Ranks da cauda longa perto de “crónico”
Faixa escassa: as barras invertem o rank para o raro ler-se mais curto
- crochet
crochet
22,960 corpus weight
- crónico
crónico
22,958 corpus weight
- decatlo
decatlo
22,948 corpus weight
- desvanecer
desvanecer
22,930 corpus weight
- devassidão
devassidão
22,928 corpus weight
- diverticuli…
diverticulite
22,920 corpus weight
What this shows Vista da cauda longa: onde “crónico” se situa face a ranks portugueses igualmente raros.
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | crónico |
| Language | Portuguese |
| Part of speech | Adjective |
| IPA | /ˈkɾɔ.ni.ku/ |
| Letters | 7 |
| Frequency rank | #77,043 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Cauda longa: rank de “crónico” em português
Rare enough to double-check
crónico is uncommon Portuguese at frequency #77,043 among 2,140 “C” headwords, classed as anadjective, transcribed /ˈkɾɔ.ni.ku/. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. 3 senses are on record.
We couldn't generate a plausible misspelling set for crónico, typically a sign the spelling maps closely to how the word sounds. This headword has no recorded confusable partner, since its spelling is unusual enough that it doesn't cluster with a lookalike.
Wiktionary doesn't record an etymology for this headword, so its spelling is best explained by sound-to-letter mapping rather than etymology. The correct Portuguese form is crónico, spelled C-R-Ó-N-I-C-O.
Definition
- 1que dura há muito tempo
- 2inveterado
- 3permanente
Recorded use
Wiktionary exampleThese source excerpts show how crónico appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.
«Ele sofre de uma dor crónica nas costas há vários anos.»
This word in other languages
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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