cruzador

/kɾu.zɐ.ˈdoɾ/

//kɾu.zɐ.ˈdoɾ// adj

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The verdict

“cruzador” has 12 generated spelling variants in the Portuguese index at frequency #37,732. The variants make it a useful spelling check.

#37,732
frequency rank, Portuguese
2,140
“C” headwords
12
tracked misspellings
3
confusable pairs

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - que cruza

Corpus desk

Index PT-cruzador · cruzador · Portuguese

cruzador · rank #37,732 · 12 variants · 3 confusables

  • FREQ-MID #37,732
  • LEN-LONG 8 letters
  • VOW-3 3 vowels
  • CONFUS-LOW 3 pairs
  • VAR-MID 12 variants
  • BOOK-MID 2,140
  • PHOTO-FINISH crível

Nearest frequency peer: crível (+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 “cruzador”

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

corpus weight

What this shows “cruzador” 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).

cruzador vs cruzar
75% similar
cruzador vs criador
75% similar
cruzador vs cruzado
88% similar

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

Key facts for cruzador
PropertyValue
Headwordcruzador
LanguagePortuguese
Part of speechAdjective
IPA/kɾu.zɐ.ˈdoɾ/
Letters8
Frequency rank#37,732
Misspellings tracked12
Confusable pairs3
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Frequência do íman ortográfico “cruzador”

Da esquerda para a direita: o pouco que carrega a fala diária, depois a cauda longa quase invisível.cruzadorcai aqui:

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

A escala é logarítmica (cada marca ≈ 10× mais rara). Na mesma faixa de raridade aparecem “crível” (#37,733), “curvo” (#37,736), “dare” (#37,740). Entre 2,140 lemas com “C”, “cruzador” fica em #37,732. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

A misspelling magnet

The generator records 12 spelling variants around cruzador (IPA /kɾu.zɐ.ˈdoɾ/), anadjective. Corpus frequency is #37,732 among 2,140 “C” headwords. Wiktionary lists 2 senses, so context still picks the gloss.

Our generated misspelling index lists 12 likely wrong-spelling variants for cruzador, with forms such as "ccruzador", "crruzador", and "cruazdor". 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 3 confusable-pair relationships, "cruzar", "criador", "cruzado", 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 its spelling is easiest to reason about phoneme by phoneme, absent a documented history. The correct Portuguese form is cruzador, spelled C-R-U-Z-A-D-O-R.

Definition

  1. 1
    que cruza
  2. 2
    que é errante, vadio; aquele que não pára em lugar certo

Synonyms

cruzantecruzeiro

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as:

  • ccruzador
  • crruzador
  • cruazdor
  • cruzaddor
  • cruzadorr
  • cruzadro
  • cruzaodr
  • cruzdaor
  • cruzzador
  • crzuador
  • curzador
  • rcuzador

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

How far each generated variant is from the correct spelling of cruzador - expressed in single-character edits (insert, delete, or swap one letter). Bigger bars stand out at a glance; a one-edit slip is the hardest to catch.

ccruzador1crruzador1cruazdor2cruzaddor1cruzadorr1cruzadro2cruzaodr2cruzdaor2
Edit distance from "cruzador"

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 "cruzador"?
"cruzador" is spelled C-R-U-Z-A-D-O-R. The IPA pronunciation is /kɾu.zɐ.ˈdoɾ/.
What does "cruzador" mean?
As an adjective, "cruzador" means: que cruza
What words are commonly confused with "cruzador"?
"cruzador" is commonly confused with "cruzar", "criador", "cruzado". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.
How do you pronounce "cruzador"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "cruzador" is /kɾu.zɐ.ˈdoɾ/. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "cruzador" come from?
"cruzador" is a Portuguese word. PlainSpell's reference spans five languages -- English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German -- with definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data for each.
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Similar Portuguese words by spelling shape

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

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked Portuguese headwords with 8 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

colágeno#37,703edificar#37,775epiderme#37,785espremer#37,790

Similar misspelling depth

Headwords with a similar count of attested misspellings (12 here; floor ≥5).

borgonha12 variantsextintor12 variantstarifário12 variantssantinho12 variants

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list