cortavscriaTell them apart

Which to use

“corta” and “cria” are a confusable Portuguese pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.

#4,545
“corta” frequency rank
#2,414
“cria” frequency rank
6959
confusion score

Side-by-Side Comparison

Feature corta cria
Definition ato de cortar animal de mama

Letter map: corta vs cria

Shared letters muted; letters that set corta and cria apart highlighted. Shared run: 3.

5 ch
corta
4 ch
cria

Corpus notes: corta and cria

corta and cria are indexed as a confusable Portuguese pair. We have no recorded pronunciation or part of speech for both members, so the spelling overlap is what we can show you: they differ by 1 letter(s) in length. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 6959, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.

corta is recorded at frequency rank #4,545, classified as anoun. 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 6959, this pair ranks #67,310 of 75,631 scored Portuguese confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.

Orthographic DNA of corta vs cria

Shared letters: acr. Private to "corta": ot. Private to "cria": i.

"corta" · 5 letters · shape CVCCV  ·  "cria" · 4 letters · shape CCVV

Known mistypes of this pair

  • cortaccorta · corat · corrta · cortta · cotra · crota · ocrta
  • criaccria · cira · crai · crria · rcia

Frequently Asked Questions

Is swapping "corta" for "cria" ever safe?
No. They differ by 1 letter(s) in length, but the dictionary glosses above give them different meanings, so swapping one for the other changes what the sentence says.
Which is more common, "corta" or "cria"?
"cria" is the more common of the two: it sits at frequency rank #2,414 in our Portuguese list, against #4,545 for "corta". The two are close in frequency, so neither is a safe default; check the meaning rather than guessing.

After this comparison

Done with this confusable. These links stay specific to "corta" and "cria".

  • Full dictionary entry for "corta" 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 #67,310 of 75,631 scored Portuguese confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
  • "corta" and "cria" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "cerda vs corta". 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 #67,310 of 75,631 scored Portuguese pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.

Source: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org) Structured Wiktionary extract

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list