che vs cri, What's the Difference?

Which to use

“che” is an intj and “cri” is a noun - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.

#11,600
“che” frequency rank: #28,523
“cri” frequency rank: 40123
confusion score

Side-by-Side Comparison

Feature	che	cri
Definition	para expressar desprezo ou que se duvida da verdade do que se esta a ouvir	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: che vs cri

Shared letters muted; letters that set che and cri apart highlighted. Shared run: 1.

3 ch

che

3 ch

cri

Grammar separator: che vs cri

Our dataset has no pronunciation recorded for both members, so the reliable separator here is grammatical: che is anintj and crianoun. On the page they share most of their letters but differ in 2 positions. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 40123, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.

che is recorded at frequency rank #11,600, classified as anintj. 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 40123, this pair ranks #26,036 of 75,631 scored Portuguese confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.

Orthographic DNA of che vs cri

Shared letters: c. Private to "che": eh. Private to "cri": ir.

"che" · 3 letters · shape CCV · "cri" · 3 letters · shape CCV

Frequently Asked Questions

Do "che" and "cri" mean the same thing in a sentence?

No - they are not even the same part of speech. "che" is an intj and "cri" a noun, so a sentence built for one is usually ungrammatical with the other.

Frequency check: "che" vs "cri" - which ranks higher?

"che" is the more common of the two: it sits at frequency rank #11,600 in our Portuguese list, against #28,523 for "cri". The two are close in frequency, so neither is a safe default; check the meaning rather than guessing.

Useful next steps

Done with this confusable. These links stay specific to "che" and "cri".

Full dictionary entry for "che" 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 #26,036 of 75,631 scored Portuguese confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
"che" and "cri" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "coin vs cri". Nearby pair

Confusion rank #26,036 of 75,631 scored Portuguese pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.