Which to use
“criada” and “criança” are a confusable Portuguese pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #1,566
- “criada” frequency rank
- #597
- “criança” frequency rank
- 2163
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | criada | criança |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | feminino de criado. | ser humano que se começa a criar |
Where the eye mixes criada and criança
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 5 letters in sequence. criada runs 6 letters (CCVVCV) against criança's 7 (CCVVCCV) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.
Look-alike desk: criada vs criança
A purely visual mix-up. criada (/kɾi.ˈa.dɐ/) 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 differ by 1 letter(s) in length. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 2163, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
criada is recorded at frequency rank #1,566, classified as anoun, pronounced /kɾi.ˈa.dɐ/. 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 2163, this pair ranks #73,318 of 75,631 scored Portuguese confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.
Orthographic DNA of criada vs criança
Shared letters: acir. Private to "criada": d. Private to "criança": nç.
"criada" · 6 letters · shape CCVVCV · "criança" · 7 letters · shape CCVVCCV
Known mistypes of this pair
- criada ← ccriada · cirada · craida · criaad · criadda · cridaa · crriada · rciada
Frequently Asked Questions
Can "criada" and "criança" be used interchangeably?
Which is more common, "criada" or "criança"?
After this comparison
Eye-level mix-up between "criada" and "criança" is sorted above. Next: full entries or other pairs that share a letter shape.
- Full dictionary entry for "criada" 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 #73,318 of 75,631 scored Portuguese confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "criada" and "criança" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "criança vs criançada". 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 #73,318 of 75,631 scored Portuguese pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.