Which to use
“chutar” and “cruzar” are a confusable Portuguese pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #11,028
- “chutar” frequency rank
- #8,174
- “cruzar” frequency rank
- 19202
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | chutar | cruzar |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | bater com o pé em | dispor em cruz |
Where the eye mixes chutar and cruzar
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 4 letters in sequence. chutar and cruzar follow the identical consonant-vowel pattern (CCVCVC). Same shape at a glance is often the real trap, independent of shared letters.
Visual trap between chutar and cruzar
A purely visual mix-up. chutar (/ʃu.ˈtaɾ/) and cruzar (/kɾu.ˈzaɾ/) are said differently, so reading them aloud is the quickest way to catch the wrong one. On the page they stay close: they share most of their letters but differ in 2 positions. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 19202, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
chutar is recorded at frequency rank #11,028, classified as averb, pronounced /ʃu.ˈtaɾ/. cruzar is at rank #8,174, tagged as averb, pronounced /kɾu.ˈzaɾ/.
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 19202, this pair ranks #51,594 of 75,631 scored Portuguese confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of chutar vs cruzar
Shared letters: acru. Private to "chutar": ht. Private to "cruzar": z.
"chutar" · 6 letters · shape CCVCVC · "cruzar" · 6 letters · shape CCVCVC
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "chutar" and "cruzar" mean the same thing in a sentence?
In ordinary Portuguese text, does "chutar" or "cruzar" show up more?
After this comparison
Eye-level mix-up between "chutar" and "cruzar" is sorted above. Next: full entries or other pairs that share a letter shape.
- Full dictionary entry for "chutar" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "cruzar" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #51,594 of 75,631 scored Portuguese confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "chutar" and "cruzar" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "chumbar vs chutar". 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 #51,594 of 75,631 scored Portuguese pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.