Which to use
“credível” and “crível” are a confusable Portuguese pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #27,813
- “credível” frequency rank
- #37,733
- “crível” frequency rank
- 65546
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | credível | crível |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | em que se pode crer ou acreditar | que se pode crer, passível de se crer; acreditável |
Letter map: credível vs crível
Shared letters muted; letters that set credível and crível apart highlighted. Shared run: 6. credível runs 8 letters (CCVCVCVC) against crível's 6 (CCVCVC) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.
Spelling & dictionary notes on credível vs crível
credível and crível 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 2 letter(s) in length. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 65546, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
credível is recorded at frequency rank #27,813, classified as anadj. crível is at rank #37,733, tagged as anadj, pronounced /ˈkɾi.vɛɫ/.
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 65546, this pair ranks #5,329 of 75,631 scored Portuguese confusable pairs - among the most confusable pairs.
Orthographic DNA of credível vs crível
Shared letters: celrví. Private to "credível": d. Private to "crível": -.
"credível" · 8 letters · shape CCVCVCVC · "crível" · 6 letters · shape CCVCVC
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "credível" and "crível" mean the same thing in a sentence?
Frequency check: "credível" vs "crível" - which ranks higher?
What to do next
Pair "credível" vs "crível" is on the table, pick a follow-up below.
- Full dictionary entry for "credível" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "crível" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #5,329 of 75,631 scored Portuguese confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "credível" and "crível" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "cível vs crível". Nearby pair
Confusion rank #5,329 of 75,631 scored Portuguese pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.