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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.

8 ch
credível
6 ch
crível

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?
No. They differ by 2 letter(s) in length, but the dictionary glosses above give them different meanings, so swapping one for the other changes what the sentence says.
Frequency check: "credível" vs "crível" - which ranks higher?
"credível" is the more common of the two: it sits at frequency rank #27,813 in our Portuguese list, against #37,733 for "crível". The two are close in frequency, so neither is a safe default; check the meaning rather than guessing.

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.

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list