Which to use
“crasso” and “crespo” are a confusable Portuguese pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #39,078
- “crasso” frequency rank
- #18,014
- “crespo” frequency rank
- 57092
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | crasso | crespo |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | espesso | de superfície áspera; rugoso, áspero |
Where the eye mixes crasso and crespo
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 4 letters in sequence. crasso and crespo follow the identical consonant-vowel pattern (CCVCCV). Same shape at a glance is often the real trap, independent of shared letters.
Look-alike desk: crasso vs crespo
A purely visual mix-up. crasso (/ˈkɾa.su/) and crespo (/ˈkɾeʃ.pu/) 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 57092, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
crasso is recorded at frequency rank #39,078, classified as anadj, pronounced /ˈkɾa.su/. crespo is at rank #18,014, tagged as anadj, pronounced /ˈkɾeʃ.pu/.
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 57092, this pair ranks #9,544 of 75,631 scored Portuguese confusable pairs - among the most confusable pairs.
Orthographic DNA of crasso vs crespo
Shared letters: cors. Private to "crasso": a. Private to "crespo": ep.
"crasso" · 6 letters · shape CCVCCV · "crespo" · 6 letters · shape CCVCCV
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "crasso" and "crespo" mean the same thing in a sentence?
Frequency check: "crasso" vs "crespo" - which ranks higher?
Useful next steps
Visual near-miss handled. Browse the word pages or a neighbour when the next look-alike shows up.
- Full dictionary entry for "crasso" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "crespo" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #9,544 of 75,631 scored Portuguese confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "crasso" and "crespo" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "creep vs crespo". 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 #9,544 of 75,631 scored Portuguese pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.