Which to use
“cair” is a verb and “cri” is a noun - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #1,522
- “cair” frequency rank
- #28,523
- “cri” frequency rank
- 30045
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | cair | cri |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | dar queda | povo indígena da América do Norte, que habitava desde as montanhas Rochosas até o oceano Atlântico, tanto nos Estados Unidos da América quanto no Canadá |
Letter map: cair vs cri
Shared letters muted; letters that set cair and cri apart highlighted. Shared run: 2.
Role in the sentence - cair and cri
Our dataset has no pronunciation recorded for both members, so the reliable separator here is grammatical: cair is averb and crianoun. On the page they differ by 1 letter(s) in length. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 30045, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
cair is recorded at frequency rank #1,522, classified as averb. cri is at rank #28,523, tagged as anoun, pronounced /ˈkɾi/.
Glosses for this pair are partially populated in our dataset, but the full side-by-side definitions above should still guide you to the right choice.
With a confusion score of 30045, this pair ranks #38,418 of 75,631 scored Portuguese confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of cair vs cri
Shared letters: cir. Private to "cair": a. Private to "cri": -.
"cair" · 4 letters · shape CVVC · "cri" · 3 letters · shape CCV
Known mistypes of this pair
- cair ← acir · cairr · cari · ccair · ciar
Frequently Asked Questions
Can "cair" and "cri" be used interchangeably?
Frequency check: "cair" vs "cri" - which ranks higher?
Useful next steps
Pair "cair" vs "cri" is on the table, pick a follow-up below.
- Full dictionary entry for "cair" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "cri" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #38,418 of 75,631 scored Portuguese confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "cair" and "cri" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "coin vs cri". Nearby pair
- Recorded mistypes exist for at least one side of this pair, useful when a spell-checker or OCR lands on the wrong form. See mistypes
Confusion rank #38,418 of 75,631 scored Portuguese pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.