Which to use
“crítica” is a noun and “crítico” is an adjective - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #1,528
- “crítica” frequency rank
- #3,064
- “crítico” frequency rank
- 4592
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | crítica | crítico |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | comentário de um certo tema que aponta-lhe erros, falhas ou pontos a serem melhorados | diz-se de estado médico de grande perigo para o paciente |
Letter map: crítica vs crítico
Shared letters muted; letters that set crítica and crítico apart highlighted. Shared run: 6.
Part-of-speech tell for crítica / crítico
Our dataset has no pronunciation recorded for both members, so the reliable separator here is grammatical: crítica is anoun and críticoanadjective. On the page they differ by a single letter - a in “crítica” becomes o in “crítico”. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 4592, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
crítica is recorded at frequency rank #1,528, classified as anoun, pronounced /ˈkɾi.ti.kɐ/. crítico is at rank #3,064, tagged as anadj.
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 4592, this pair ranks #70,267 of 75,631 scored Portuguese confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.
Orthographic DNA of crítica vs crítico
Shared letters: cirtí. Private to "crítica": a. Private to "crítico": o.
"crítica" · 7 letters · shape CCVCVCV · "crítico" · 7 letters · shape CCVCVCV
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "crítica" and "crítico" mean the same thing in a sentence?
Frequency check: "crítica" vs "crítico" - which ranks higher?
What to do next
Done with this confusable. These links stay specific to "crítica" and "crítico".
- Full dictionary entry for "crítica" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "crítico" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #70,267 of 75,631 scored Portuguese confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "crítica" and "crítico" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "cortiço vs crítico". Nearby pair
Confusion rank #70,267 of 75,631 scored Portuguese pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.