Which to use
“cravar” and “cruzar” are a confusable Portuguese pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #41,924
- “cravar” frequency rank
- #8,174
- “cruzar” frequency rank
- 50098
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | cravar | cruzar |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | enterrar | dispor em cruz |
Where the eye mixes cravar and cruzar
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 4 letters in sequence. cravar 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 cravar and cruzar
A purely visual mix-up. cravar (/kɾɐ.ˈvaɾ/) 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 50098, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
cravar is recorded at frequency rank #41,924, classified as averb, pronounced /kɾɐ.ˈvaɾ/. 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 50098, this pair ranks #14,884 of 75,631 scored Portuguese confusable pairs - among the most confusable pairs.
Orthographic DNA of cravar vs cruzar
Shared letters: acr. Private to "cravar": v. Private to "cruzar": uz.
"cravar" · 6 letters · shape CCVCVC · "cruzar" · 6 letters · shape CCVCVC
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Is swapping "cravar" for "cruzar" ever safe?
Frequency check: "cravar" vs "cruzar" - which ranks higher?
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 "cravar" 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 #14,884 of 75,631 scored Portuguese confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "cravar" and "cruzar" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "clamar vs cravar". 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 #14,884 of 75,631 scored Portuguese pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.