Which to use
“crime” is a noun and “crível” is an adjective - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #886
- “crime” frequency rank
- #37,733
- “crível” frequency rank
- 38619
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | crime | crível |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | conduta descrita na legislação penal como sendo proibida, por meio de um tipo penal | que se pode crer, passível de se crer; acreditável |
Where the eye mixes crime and crível
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 3 letters in sequence. crime runs 5 letters (CCVCV) against crível's 6 (CCVCVC) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.
Visual trap between crime and crível
These two trip readers on the page rather than in the ear: crime is /ˈkɾi.mɨ/ while crível is /ˈkɾi.vɛɫ/. Spoken aloud the problem disappears. In writing it persists, because they differ by 1 letter(s) in length, and the parts of speech differ too (noun vs adjective), which is usually the fastest check. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 38619, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
crime is recorded at frequency rank #886, classified as anoun, pronounced /ˈkɾi.mɨ/. crível is at rank #37,733, tagged as anadj, pronounced /ˈkɾi.vɛɫ/.
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 38619, this pair ranks #27,789 of 75,631 scored Portuguese confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of crime vs crível
Shared letters: cer. Private to "crime": im. Private to "crível": lví.
"crime" · 5 letters · shape CCVCV · "crível" · 6 letters · shape CCVCVC
Known mistypes of this pair
- crime ← ccrime · cirme · criem · crimme · crmie · crrime · rcime
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "crime" and "crível" mean the same thing in a sentence?
In ordinary Portuguese text, does "crime" or "crível" 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 "crime" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "crível" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #27,789 of 75,631 scored Portuguese confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "crime" and "crível" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "cível vs crível". 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 #27,789 of 75,631 scored Portuguese pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.