Which to use
“cera” and “cri” are a confusable Portuguese pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #10,145
- “cera” frequency rank
- #28,523
- “cri” frequency rank
- 38668
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | cera | cri |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | substância que constitui os favos das abelhas | 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 cera and cri
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 2 letters in sequence. cera runs 4 letters (CVCV) against cri's 3 (CCV) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.
Look-alike desk: cera vs cri
A purely visual mix-up. cera (/ˈse.ɾɐ/) 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 38668, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
cera is recorded at frequency rank #10,145, classified as anoun, pronounced /ˈse.ɾɐ/. 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 38668, this pair ranks #27,721 of 75,631 scored Portuguese confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of cera vs cri
Shared letters: cr. Private to "cera": ae. Private to "cri": i.
"cera" · 4 letters · shape CVCV · "cri" · 3 letters · shape CCV
Known mistypes of this pair
- cera ← ccera · cear · cerra · crea · ecra
Frequently Asked Questions
Can "cera" and "cri" be used interchangeably?
In ordinary Portuguese text, does "cera" or "cri" show up more?
What to do next
Eye-level mix-up between "cera" and "cri" is sorted above. Next: full entries or other pairs that share a letter shape.
- Full dictionary entry for "cera" 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 #27,721 of 75,631 scored Portuguese confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "cera" 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 #27,721 of 75,631 scored Portuguese pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.