Which to use
“cri” and “cry” are a confusable Portuguese pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #28,523
- “cri” frequency rank
- #12,412
- “cry” frequency rank
- 40935
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | cri | cry |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | povo indígena da América do Norte, que habitava desde as montanhas Rochosas até o oceano Atlântico, tanto nos Estados Unidos da América quanto no Canadá | choro |
Where the eye mixes cri and cry
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 2 letters in sequence.
Why the eye confuses cri with cry
A purely visual mix-up. cri (/ˈkɾi/) and cry (/kɹaɪ̯/) 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 a single letter - i in “cri” becomes y in “cry”. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 40935, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
cri is recorded at frequency rank #28,523, classified as anoun, pronounced /ˈkɾi/. cry is at rank #12,412, tagged as anoun, pronounced /kɹaɪ̯/.
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 40935, this pair ranks #25,084 of 75,631 scored Portuguese confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of cri vs cry
Shared letters: cr. Private to "cri": i. Private to "cry": y.
"cri" · 3 letters · shape CCV · "cry" · 3 letters · shape CCV
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "cri" and "cry" mean the same thing in a sentence?
In ordinary Portuguese text, does "cri" or "cry" show up more?
What to do next
Visual near-miss handled. Browse the word pages or a neighbour when the next look-alike shows up.
- Full dictionary entry for "cri" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "cry" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #25,084 of 75,631 scored Portuguese confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "cri" and "cry" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "coin vs cri". Nearby pair
Confusion rank #25,084 of 75,631 scored Portuguese pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.