Which to use
“crânio” and “cravo” are a confusable Portuguese pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #10,509
- “crânio” frequency rank
- #18,554
- “cravo” frequency rank
- 29063
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | crânio | cravo |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | caixa óssea que encerra o encéfalo, caixa craniana; caveira | a planta craveiro; a flor do craveiro |
Where the eye mixes crânio and cravo
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 3 letters in sequence. crânio runs 6 letters (CCVCVV) against cravo's 5 (CCVCV) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.
Why the eye confuses crânio with cravo
A purely visual mix-up. crânio (/ˈkɾɐ.nju/) and cravo (/ˈkɾa.vu/) 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 29063, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
crânio is recorded at frequency rank #10,509, classified as anoun, pronounced /ˈkɾɐ.nju/. cravo is at rank #18,554, tagged as anoun, pronounced /ˈkɾa.vu/.
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 29063, this pair ranks #39,658 of 75,631 scored Portuguese confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of crânio vs cravo
Shared letters: cor. Private to "crânio": inâ. Private to "cravo": av.
"crânio" · 6 letters · shape CCVCVV · "cravo" · 5 letters · shape CCVCV
Known mistypes of this pair
- cravo ← carvo · ccravo · craov · cravvo · crravo · crvao · rcavo
Frequently Asked Questions
Is swapping "crânio" for "cravo" ever safe?
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After this comparison
Visual near-miss handled. Browse the word pages or a neighbour when the next look-alike shows up.
- Full dictionary entry for "crânio" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "cravo" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #39,658 of 75,631 scored Portuguese confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "crânio" and "cravo" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "ciao vs cravo". 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 #39,658 of 75,631 scored Portuguese pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.