cráneo
[ˈkɾaneo]
The verdict
“cráneo” has 8 generated spelling variants in the Spanish index at frequency #9,094. The variants make it a useful spelling check.
- #9,094
- frequency rank, Spanish
- 77,812
- “C” headwords
- 8
- tracked misspellings
- 20
- confusable pairs
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - Conjunto de huesos ubicados en la cabeza del animal y que contienen y protegen al encéfalo.
Visual similarity to commonly confused words
How many letter changes separate each confused pair (Levenshtein distance, normalized).
Source: PlainSpell confusable corpus (Wiktionary, CC BY-SA).
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | cráneo |
| Language | Spanish |
| Part of speech | Noun |
| IPA | [ˈkɾaneo] |
| Letters | 6 |
| Frequency rank | #9,094 |
| Misspellings tracked | 8 |
| Confusable pairs | 20 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Where “cráneo” sits in Spanish frequency
A misspelling magnet
The generator records 8 spelling variants around cráneo (IPA [ˈkɾaneo]), anoun. Corpus frequency is #9,094 among 77,812 “C” headwords. Wiktionary lists 2 senses, so context still picks the gloss.
Our generated misspelling index lists 8 likely wrong-spelling variants for cráneo, with forms such as "ccráneo", "crnáeo", and "crráneo". Each variant is a distinct typo pattern an edit-distance generator flags, typically a doubled-consonant error, a silent-letter drop, or a vowel substitution. It also participates in 20 confusable-pair relationships, "creo", "craso", "cuando", and more, a pairing that trips writers up because the two words share enough sound or shape to blur together.
This headword's origin isn't recorded in our source data, so its spelling is best read as a straightforward mapping from sound to letter. The correct Spanish form is cráneo, spelled C-R-Á-N-E-O.
Definition
- 1Conjunto de huesos ubicados en la cabeza del animal y que contienen y protegen al encéfalo.
- 2Persona que es o se reputa muy inteligente.
This word in other languages
Common misspellings
Also misspelled as:
- ccráneo
- crnáeo
- crráneo
- cráeno
- cránneo
- cránoe
- cárneo
- rcáneo
Misspelling Pattern Breakdown
How far each generated variant is from the correct spelling of cráneo - measured in single-character edits (insert, delete, or substitute a letter). Larger bars are easier to catch; one-edit slips are the sneakiest.
Definitions, pronunciation, and etymology for this entry are drawn from Wiktionary via the kaikki.org structured extract (CC BY-SA); frequency ordering uses the FrequencyWords open word-frequency list (2018 Spanish corpus, MIT). See the methodology for how each field is sourced and updated.
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Using “cráneo”
The practical upshot for anyone who landed here from a spell-check.
- The one correct Spanish spelling is C-R-Á-N-E-O - every other letter order is a misspelling in standard orthography.
- Say it as [ˈkɾaneo] (IPA); tap the speaker on the pronunciation badge to hear it where audio exists.
- Don't mix it up with “creo” - see the side-by-side comparison. cráneo vs creo
- Browse more Spanish words and confusable pairs in the same reference. Spanish words
Same frequency band
Data Source
Wiktionary (via kaikki.org), licensed under CC BY-SA & GFDL. Word ordering uses an open word-frequency list; misspelling variants are generated by edit-distance from the correct headword.