cruzeta

/kɾu.ˈze.tɐ/

//kɾu.ˈze.tɐ// noun

The verdict

“cruzeta” is uncommon Portuguese (frequency #98,604 among 2,140 “C” headwords), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

#98,604
frequency rank, Portuguese
2,140
“C” headwords

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - pequena cruz

Corpus desk

Index PT-cruzeta · cruzeta · Portuguese

cruzeta · rank #98,604 · 0 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-RARE #98,604
  • LEN-LONG 7 letters
  • VOW-3 3 vowels
  • CONFUS-0 No pairs
  • VAR-0 0 variants
  • BOOK-MID 2,140
  • PHOTO-FINISH culhão

Nearest frequency peer: culhão (+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 “cruzeta”

Faixa escassa: as barras invertem o rank para o raro ler-se mais curto

corpus weight

What this shows Vista da cauda longa: onde “cruzeta” se situa face a ranks portugueses igualmente raros.

Source FrequencyWords open word-frequency list As of September 3, 2026
Key facts for cruzeta
PropertyValue
Headwordcruzeta
LanguagePortuguese
Part of speechNoun
IPA/kɾu.ˈze.tɐ/
Letters7
Frequency rank#98,604
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Cauda longa: rank de “cruzeta” em português

Da esquerda para a direita: o pouco que carrega a fala diária, depois a cauda longa quase invisível.cruzetacai nesta cauda de raridade:

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

Os ticks avançam em logaritmo; cada um é da ordem de dez vezes mais raro. Vizinhos raros da mesma faixa: “culhão” (#98,606), “cálido” (#98,613), “coulomb” (#98,594). Entre 2,140 lemas com “C”, “cruzeta” fica em #98,604. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Rare enough to double-check

cruzeta is uncommon Portuguese at frequency #98,604 among 2,140 “C” headwords, classed as anoun, transcribed /kɾu.ˈze.tɐ/. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. 5 senses are on record.

cruzeta has no tracked misspelling variants, suggesting the orthography follows predictable Portuguese patterns. It is not paired with a close-neighbour confusable in our dataset, which typically means the spelling is too distinctive to be mistaken for another word.

This entry's etymology isn't recorded, so its spelling is best explained by sound-to-letter mapping rather than etymology. The correct Portuguese form is cruzeta, spelled C-R-U-Z-E-T-A.

Definition

  1. 1
    pequena cruz
  2. 2
    cruz que serve de cabide
  3. 3
    armação provisória de vergas e antenas para suprir mastros
  4. 4
    estrela de bronze com quatro pontas, três das quais se embebem na parte inferior da árvore do rodízio das azenhas, ficando a quarta de fora e girando sobre uma peça fixa de ferro
  5. 5
    peça de madeira em forma de T para nivelamentos

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 "cruzeta"?
"cruzeta" is spelled C-R-U-Z-E-T-A. The IPA pronunciation is /kɾu.ˈze.tɐ/.
What does "cruzeta" mean?
As a noun, "cruzeta" means: pequena cruz
How do you pronounce "cruzeta"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "cruzeta" is /kɾu.ˈze.tɐ/. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "cruzeta" come from?
"cruzeta" 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 "cruzeta", not the corpus desk frequency band.

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked Portuguese headwords with 7 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list