Which to use
“criação” and “criada” are a confusable Portuguese pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #770
- “criação” frequency rank
- #1,566
- “criada” frequency rank
- 2336
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | criação | criada |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | fazer algo do nada; trazer algo à existência | feminino de criado. |
Where the eye mixes criação and criada
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 4 letters in sequence. criação runs 7 letters (CCVVCVV) against criada's 6 (CCVVCV) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.
Visual trap between criação and criada
A purely visual mix-up. criação (/kɾi.aˈsɐ̃w̃/ [kɾɪ.aˈsɐ̃ʊ̯̃]) and criada (/kɾi.ˈa.dɐ/) 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 1 letter(s) in length. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 2336, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
criação is recorded at frequency rank #770, classified as anoun, pronounced /kɾi.aˈsɐ̃w̃/ [kɾɪ.aˈsɐ̃ʊ̯̃]. criada is at rank #1,566, tagged as anoun, pronounced /kɾi.ˈa.dɐ/.
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 2336, this pair ranks #73,077 of 75,631 scored Portuguese confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.
Orthographic DNA of criação vs criada
Shared letters: acir. Private to "criação": oãç. Private to "criada": d.
"criação" · 7 letters · shape CCVVCVV · "criada" · 6 letters · shape CCVVCV
Known mistypes of this pair
- criada ← ccriada · cirada · craida · criaad · criadda · cridaa · crriada · rciada
Frequently Asked Questions
Is swapping "criação" for "criada" ever safe?
Frequency check: "criação" vs "criada" - which ranks higher?
Useful next steps
Pronunciation already separates them, if the page still looks alike, the dictionary links below settle it.
- Full dictionary entry for "criação" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "criada" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #73,077 of 75,631 scored Portuguese confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "criação" and "criada" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "criada vs cripta". 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 #73,077 of 75,631 scored Portuguese pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.