Which to use
“criança” and “criançada” are a confusable Portuguese pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #597
- “criança” frequency rank
- #32,543
- “criançada” frequency rank
- 33140
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | criança | criançada |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | ser humano que se começa a criar | conjunto de crianças |
Where the eye mixes criança and criançada
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 7 letters in sequence. criança runs 7 letters (CCVVCCV) against criançada's 9 (CCVVCCVCV) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.
Look-alike desk: criança vs criançada
A purely visual mix-up. criança (/kɾi.ɐ̃.ˈsɐ/) and criançada (/kɾi.ɐ̃.ˈsa.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 2 extra letter(s) - “criança” sits inside “criançada”. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 33140, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
criança is recorded at frequency rank #597, classified as anoun, pronounced /kɾi.ɐ̃.ˈsɐ/. criançada is at rank #32,543, tagged as anoun, pronounced /kɾi.ɐ̃.ˈsa.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 33140, this pair ranks #34,461 of 75,631 scored Portuguese confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of criança vs criançada
Shared letters: acinrç. Private to "criança": -. Private to "criançada": d.
"criança" · 7 letters · shape CCVVCCV · "criançada" · 9 letters · shape CCVVCCVCV
Frequently Asked Questions
Is swapping "criança" for "criançada" ever safe?
In ordinary Portuguese text, does "criança" or "criançada" 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 "criança" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "criançada" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #34,461 of 75,631 scored Portuguese confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "criança" and "criançada" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "crença vs criança". Nearby pair
Confusion rank #34,461 of 75,631 scored Portuguese pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.