crayones

[kɾaˈʝones]

/[kɾaˈʝones]/ noun

The verdict

“crayones” is uncommon Spanish (frequency #75,306 among 8,288 “C” headwords), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

#75,306
frequency rank, Spanish
8,288
“C” headwords

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Forma del plural de crayón.

Corpus desk

Index ES-crayones · crayones · Spanish

crayones · rank #75,306 · 0 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-RARE #75,306
  • LEN-LONG 8 letters
  • VOW-4 4 vowels
  • CONFUS-0 No pairs
  • VAR-0 0 variants
  • BOOK-DENSE 8,288
  • PHOTO-FINISH creep

Nearest frequency peer: creep (+1 rank slots)

Desk codes from Wiktionary headword shape, FrequencyWords rank tier, confusable-pair count, generated misspelling depth, letter-cohort book size, and photo-finish peer. Not a difficulty grade.

Rangos de cola larga cerca de “crayones”

Banda escasa: las barras invierten el rango para que lo raro se lea más corto

corpus weight

What this shows Vista de cola larga: dónde “crayones” se sitúa frente a rangos españoles igualmente raros.

Source FrequencyWords open word-frequency list As of September 3, 2026
Key facts for crayones
PropertyValue
Headwordcrayones
LanguageSpanish
Part of speechNoun
IPA[kɾaˈʝones]
Letters8
Frequency rank#75,306
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Cola larga: rango de “crayones” en español

Esta escala corre desde el núcleo del español cotidiano (izquierda) hasta el rastro de formas rara vez usadas (derecha).crayonescae en esta cola de rareza:

#1#100#1K#10K#100K
← used constantlyrarely used →

La escala es logarítmica (cada marca ≈ 10× más rara). Vecinos raros de la misma franja: “creep” (#75,307), “Coti” (#75,304), “cosplayer” (#75,302). Entre 8,288 lemas con “C”, “crayones” va en #75,306. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Rare enough to double-check

crayones is uncommon Spanish at frequency #75,306 among 8,288 “C” headwords, classed as anoun, transcribed [kɾaˈʝones]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "Forma del plural de crayón.".

crayones doesn't appear in our generated misspelling index, and the word's spelling is regular enough that our generator found nothing worth flagging. It is not paired with a close-neighbour confusable in our dataset, suggesting its spelling stands apart enough that readers rarely confuse it with something else.

No documented word history exists for this headword, so its spelling pattern is best understood through pronunciation rather than a traceable origin. The correct Spanish form is crayones, spelled C-R-A-Y-O-N-E-S.

Definition

  1. 1
    Forma del plural de crayón.

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.

Frequently Asked Questions

How do you spell "crayones"?
"crayones" is spelled C-R-A-Y-O-N-E-S. The IPA pronunciation is [kɾaˈʝones].
What does "crayones" mean?
As a noun, "crayones" means: Forma del plural de crayón.
How do you pronounce "crayones"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "crayones" is [kɾaˈʝones]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "crayones" come from?
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Similar Spanish words by spelling shape

Same letter count and similar misspelling depth for "crayones", not the corpus desk frequency band.

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked Spanish headwords with 8 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

Source: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org) Structured Wiktionary extract

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list