# criada vs criar

> Portuguese confusable word pair

## The two words

### criada
*noun · IPA /kɾi.ˈa.dɐ/ · frequency rank #1,566*
feminino de criado.

### criar
*verb · IPA /kɾi.ˈaɾ/ · frequency rank #686*
alimentar, sustentar, amamentar

## Source
Compiled from Wiktionary via kaikki.org (CC BY-SA). Data vintage: 2026-05-06.
Canonical page: https://plainspell.com/pt/vs/criada-vs-criar