Which to use
“criação” and “criança” are a confusable Portuguese pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #770
- “criação” frequency rank
- #597
- “criança” frequency rank
- 1367
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | criação | criança |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | fazer algo do nada; trazer algo à existência | ser humano que se começa a criar |
Where the eye mixes criação and criança
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 5 letters in sequence. criação (CCVVCVV) and criança (CCVVCCV) run the same length but a different consonant-vowel pattern - the shape difference is usually the fastest tell.
Look-alike desk: criação vs criança
A purely visual mix-up. criação (/kɾi.aˈsɐ̃w̃/ [kɾɪ.aˈsɐ̃ʊ̯̃]) and criança (/kɾi.ɐ̃.ˈsɐ/) 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 3 positions. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 1367, 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]. criança is at rank #597, tagged as anoun, pronounced /kɾi.ɐ̃.ˈsɐ/.
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 1367, this pair ranks #74,216 of 75,631 scored Portuguese confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.
Orthographic DNA of criação vs criança
Shared letters: acirç. Private to "criação": oã. Private to "criança": n.
"criação" · 7 letters · shape CCVVCVV · "criança" · 7 letters · shape CCVVCCV
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "criação" and "criança" mean the same thing in a sentence?
In ordinary Portuguese text, does "criação" or "criança" show up more?
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 "criança" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #74,216 of 75,631 scored Portuguese confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "criação" and "criança" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "criança vs criançada". Nearby pair
Confusion rank #74,216 of 75,631 scored Portuguese pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.