cru

/ˈkɾu/

//ˈkɾu// adj

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The verdict

“cru” sits in 20 confusable pairs (corpus #14,555) as an adjective. The look-alike neighbours are the real trap.

#14,555
frequency rank, Portuguese
2,140
“C” headwords
20
confusable pairs

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - que não foi cozido ou não foi cozido o suficiente

Corpus desk

Index PT-cru · cru · Portuguese

cru · rank #14,555 · 0 variants · 20 confusables

  • FREQ-MID #14,555
  • LEN-MID 3 letters
  • VOW-1 1 vowel
  • CONFUS-HIGH 20 pairs
  • VAR-0 0 variants
  • BOOK-MID 2,140
  • PHOTO-FINISH corvo

Nearest frequency peer: corvo (-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.

Vizinhos de frequência do confusável “cru”

Pares de peso semelhante no corpus, aparte dos confusáveis abaixo

corpus weight

What this shows As barras situam “cru” face aos lemas portugueses mais próximos por rank, não um reprint da secretária de confusáveis.

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).

cru vs cu
67% similar
cru vs cut
33% similar
cru vs cry
67% similar

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

Key facts for cru
PropertyValue
Headwordcru
LanguagePortuguese
Part of speechAdjective
IPA/ˈkɾu/
Letters3
Frequency rank#14,555
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs20
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Rank de corpus junto a confusáveis de “cru”

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

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

A escala é logarítmica (cada marca ≈ 10× mais rara). Na mesma faixa de raridade aparecem “corvo” (#14,553), “cumprimentar” (#14,557), “coruja” (#14,552). Entre 2,140 lemas com “C”, “cru” fica em #14,555. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Easy to mix with look-alikes

The spelling risk for cru is neighbouring look-alikes ("cu", "cut", …), not just typos; it is anadjective pronounced /ˈkɾu/. Frequency #14,555 among 2,140 “C” headwords. 4 recorded senses keep meaning in play.

Our edit-distance generator produced no likely misspellings for cru, since its letter pattern doesn't lend itself to common typo substitutions. It also participates in 20 confusable-pair relationships, "cu", "cut", "cry", and more, where similar look or sound leads writers to substitute one word for another in context.

Wiktionary doesn't record an etymology for this headword, so its spelling is best read as a straightforward mapping from sound to letter. The correct Portuguese form is cru, spelled C-R-U.

Definition

  1. 1
    que não foi cozido ou não foi cozido o suficiente
  2. 2
    que não foi tratado ou processado
  3. 3
    que não está maduro
  4. 4
    sem amenização à percepção, que é como realmente é

Recorded use

Wiktionary examples

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

  1. O frango ainda está cru.
  2. O açaí cru será usado para fazer sorvete.

This word in other languages

raw(English)crudo(Español)cru(Français)roh(Deutsch)

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 "cru"?
"cru" is spelled C-R-U. The IPA pronunciation is /ˈkɾu/.
What does "cru" mean?
As an adjective, "cru" means: que não foi cozido ou não foi cozido o suficiente
What words are commonly confused with "cru"?
"cru" is commonly confused with "cu", "cut", "cry". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.
How do you pronounce "cru"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "cru" is /ˈkɾu/. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "cru" come from?
"cru" 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 "cru", not the corpus desk frequency band.

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked Portuguese headwords with 3 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

UTI#14,489jet#14,631fax#14,370bis#14,300

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list