Which to use
“ceia” and “cri” are a confusable Portuguese pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #14,796
- “ceia” frequency rank
- #28,523
- “cri” frequency rank
- 43319
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | ceia | cri |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | a última refeição do dia | 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 |
Where the eye mixes ceia and cri
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 2 letters in sequence. ceia runs 4 letters (CVVV) against cri's 3 (CCV) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.
Visual trap between ceia and cri
A purely visual mix-up. ceia (/ˈsɐj.ɐ/) and cri (/ˈkɾi/) are said differently, so reading them aloud is the quickest way to catch the wrong one. On the page they stay close: they differ by 1 letter(s) in length. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 43319, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
ceia is recorded at frequency rank #14,796, classified as anoun, pronounced /ˈsɐj.ɐ/. 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 43319, this pair ranks #22,328 of 75,631 scored Portuguese confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of ceia vs cri
Shared letters: ci. Private to "ceia": ae. Private to "cri": r.
"ceia" · 4 letters · shape CVVV · "cri" · 3 letters · shape CCV
Known mistypes of this pair
- ceia ← cceia · ceai · ciea · ecia
Frequently Asked Questions
Is swapping "ceia" for "cri" ever safe?
Frequency check: "ceia" vs "cri" - which ranks higher?
After this comparison
Eye-level mix-up between "ceia" and "cri" is sorted above. Next: full entries or other pairs that share a letter shape.
- Full dictionary entry for "ceia" 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 #22,328 of 75,631 scored Portuguese confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "ceia" 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 #22,328 of 75,631 scored Portuguese pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.