Which to use
“clã” and “cria” are a confusable Portuguese pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #8,588
- “clã” frequency rank
- #2,414
- “cria” frequency rank
- 11002
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | clã | cria |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | grupo de famílias que se consideram descendentes dos mesmos ancestrais | animal de mama |
Where the eye mixes clã and cria
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 1 letter in sequence.
Visual trap between clã and cria
A purely visual mix-up. clã (/ˈklɐ̃/) and cria (/ˈkɾi.ɐ/) 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 11002, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
clã is recorded at frequency rank #8,588, classified as anoun, pronounced /ˈklɐ̃/. cria is at rank #2,414, tagged as anoun, pronounced /ˈkɾi.ɐ/.
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 11002, this pair ranks #61,958 of 75,631 scored Portuguese confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.
Orthographic DNA of clã vs cria
Shared letters: c. Private to "clã": lã. Private to "cria": air.
"clã" · 3 letters · shape CCV · "cria" · 4 letters · shape CCVV
Known mistypes of this pair
- cria ← ccria · cira · crai · crria · rcia
Frequently Asked Questions
Can "clã" and "cria" be used interchangeably?
Which is more common, "clã" or "cria"?
What to do next
Visual near-miss handled. Browse the word pages or a neighbour when the next look-alike shows up.
- Full dictionary entry for "clã" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "cria" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #61,958 of 75,631 scored Portuguese confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "clã" and "cria" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "chau vs clã". 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 #61,958 of 75,631 scored Portuguese pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.