crosta
/ˈkɾos.tɐ/
The verdict
“crosta” is a moderately-common Portuguese word, ranked #23,280 in Portuguese word frequency and used as a noun.
- #23,280
- frequency rank, Portuguese
- 6
- letters
- 9
- tracked misspellings
- 15
- confusable pairs
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - parte mais dura formada em volta de algo, geralmente mais mole no interior
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 | crosta |
| Language | Portuguese |
| Part of speech | Noun |
| IPA | /ˈkɾos.tɐ/ |
| Letters | 6 |
| Frequency rank | #23,280 |
| Misspellings tracked | 9 |
| Confusable pairs | 15 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Where “crosta” sits in Portuguese frequency
Spelling & Dictionary Insight
The Portuguese entry for crosta is 6 letters long, classified as a noun, and transcribed in the International Phonetic Alphabet as /ˈkɾos.tɐ/. Corpus data places it at rank #23,280 in overall Portuguese word frequency, marking it as uncommon enough that many writers pause before typing it. Wiktionary records 6 distinct senses for this headword, so context determines which meaning a reader should apply.
Our generated misspelling index lists 9 likely wrong-spelling variants for crosta, with forms such as "ccrosta", "corsta", and "crosat". 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 15 confusable-pair relationships, "custa", "cota", "cost", and more, a pairing that trips writers up because the two words share enough sound or shape to blur together.
This entry carries no recorded etymology, so its spelling is easiest explained by how it's pronounced rather than where it came from. The correct Portuguese form is crosta, spelled C-R-O-S-T-A.
Definition
- 1parte mais dura formada em volta de algo, geralmente mais mole no interior
- 2camada enrigecida (de rocha ou outro material) mais externa de um planeta ou outro corpo celeste sólido que vai da sua superfície até as camadas mais internas
- 3parte superior da Terra, constituída principalmente por granito (rocha ígnea composta essencialmente por quartzo e feldspato) na parte superior, e na inferior por basalto (também uma rocha ígnea eruptiva, constituída principalmente de plagioclásio e piroxênio e, em muitos casos, de olivina), situada acima do manto e dividida basicamente em crosta continental e oceânica
- 4superfície dura resultante da primária cicatrização de um ferimento, sendo constituída principalmente por sangue coagulado e plasma sanguíneo
- 5(e micologia) parte de um líquen que o prende à superfície na qual se desenvolve
- 6camada excretada por moluscos e crustáceos que, solidificando-se, forma-lhes o exoesqueleto característico
Common misspellings
Also misspelled as: ccrosta,corsta,crosat,crossta,crostta,crotsa,crrosta,crsota,rcosta
Misspelling Pattern Breakdown
How far each generated variant is from the correct spelling of crosta - 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.
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 “crosta”
The practical upshot for anyone who landed here from a spell-check.
- The one correct Portuguese spelling is C-R-O-S-T-A - every other letter order is a misspelling in standard orthography.
- Say it as /ˈkɾos.tɐ/ (IPA); tap the speaker on the pronunciation badge to hear it where audio exists.
- Don't mix it up with “custa” - see the side-by-side comparison. crosta vs custa
- Browse more Portuguese words and confusable pairs in the same reference. Portuguese words
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.