crosta

//ˈkɾos.tɐ// noun

Letters

6 characters

Frequency Rank

#23,280

in Portuguese word usage

Misspellings

9

tracked variants

Confusables

15

similar word pairs

crosta is aPortuguesenoun. It means: parte mais dura formada em volta de algo, geralmente mais mole no interior Pronounced /ˈkɾos.tɐ/. Often confused with custa and cota.

Key facts for crosta
PropertyValue
Headwordcrosta
LanguagePortuguese
Part of speechNoun
IPA/ˈkɾos.tɐ/
Letters6
Frequency rank#23,280
Misspellings tracked9
Confusable pairs15
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Frequency rank visualization

Position of crosta in Portuguese word frequency (lower rank = more common)

Source: Wordfreq corpus

Spelling & Dictionary Insight

The Portuguese entry for crosta is 6 letters long, classified as anoun, 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 Hunspell-derived misspelling index lists 9 documented wrong-spelling variants for crosta, with forms such as "ccrosta", "corsta", and "crosat". Each variant represents a distinct typo pattern that appears often enough in corpora to be worth flagging, typically a doubled-consonant error, a silent-letter drop, or a vowel substitution.It also participates in 15 confusable-pair relationships, "custa", "cota", "cost", and more, where similar look or sound leads writers to substitute one word for another in context.

No explicit etymology string is stored for this entry, so spelling patterns must be inferred from the word's phoneme-to-grapheme mapping rather than from a documented borrowing chain. For readers arriving here from a spelling check, the authoritative guidance is: the correct Portuguese form is crosta, spelled C-R-O-S-T-A, and any other sequence of those letters, regardless of how natural it feels, is a misspelling in standard orthography.

Definition

  1. 1
    parte mais dura formada em volta de algo, geralmente mais mole no interior
  2. 2
    camada 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
  3. 3
    parte 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
  4. 4
    superfície dura resultante da primária cicatrização de um ferimento, sendo constituída principalmente por sangue coagulado e plasma sanguíneo
  5. 5
    (e micologia) parte de um líquen que o prende à superfície na qual se desenvolve
  6. 6
    camada excretada por moluscos e crustáceos que, solidificando-se, forma-lhes o exoesqueleto característico

Synonyms

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as: ccrosta,corsta,crosat,crossta,crostta,crotsa,crrosta,crsota,rcosta

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

Relative frequency of common misspelling types for crosta

Misspelling Variants of "crosta"

ccrosta7corsta6crosat6crossta7crostta7crotsa6crrosta7crsota6
Misspelling Variants of "crosta"

Frequency rank: #23,280 in Portuguese

Frequently Asked Questions

How do you spell "crosta"?
"crosta" is spelled C-R-O-S-T-A. The IPA pronunciation is /ˈkɾos.tɐ/.
What does "crosta" mean?
As a noun, "crosta" means: parte mais dura formada em volta de algo, geralmente mais mole no interior
What words are commonly confused with "crosta"?
"crosta" is commonly confused with "custa", "cota", "cost". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.
How do you pronounce "crosta"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "crosta" is /ˈkɾos.tɐ/. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "crosta" come from?
"crosta" is a Portuguese word. PlainSpell covers definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data across English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German.
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Data Source: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org), licensed under CC BY-SA & GFDL. Frequency data from Wordfreq. Misspellings derived from Hunspell dictionaries.