crear

[kɾeˈaɾ]

/[kɾeˈaɾ]/ verb

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The verdict

“crear” has 7 generated spelling variants in the Spanish index at frequency #820. The variants make it a useful spelling check.

#820
frequency rank, Spanish
8,288
“C” headwords
7
tracked misspellings
20
confusable pairs

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Producir algo que antes no existía; generar la existencia de algo o de alguien.

Corpus desk

Index ES-crear · crear · Spanish

crear · rank #820 · 7 variants · 20 confusables

  • FREQ-CORE #820
  • LEN-MID 5 letters
  • VOW-2 2 vowels
  • CONFUS-HIGH 20 pairs
  • VAR-MID 7 variants
  • BOOK-DENSE 8,288
  • PHOTO-FINISH comprar

Nearest frequency peer: comprar (-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.

Pares de rango junto al imán ortográfico “crear”

Misma franja de rareza: útil si un typo cae en un lema vecino

corpus weight

What this shows “crear” está entre estos pares FrequencyWords; la profundidad de typo se mide aparte en el gráfico de distancia de edición.

Source FrequencyWords open word-frequency list As of September 3, 2026

Visual similarity to commonly confused words

How many letter changes separate each confused pair (Levenshtein distance, normalized).

crear vs creo
60% similar
crear vs cree
60% similar
crear vs creí
60% similar

Source: PlainSpell confusable corpus (Wiktionary, CC BY-SA).

Key facts for crear
PropertyValue
Headwordcrear
LanguageSpanish
Part of speechVerb
IPA[kɾeˈaɾ]
Letters5
Frequency rank#820
Misspellings tracked7
Confusable pairs20
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Frecuencia del imán ortográfico “crear”

La frecuencia va del puñado de palabras que usamos sin parar (izquierda) a la cola larga que apenas aparece (derecha).crearcae aquí:

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

El eje es logarítmico: cada tick marca unas diez veces menos frecuencia. En la misma franja de rareza aparecen “comprar” (#819), “diferente” (#821), “capacidad” (#818). Entre 8,288 lemas con “C”, “crear” va en #820. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

A misspelling magnet

The generator records 7 spelling variants around crear (IPA [kɾeˈaɾ]), averb. Corpus frequency is #820 among 8,288 “C” headwords. Wiktionary lists 3 senses, so context still picks the gloss.

Our generated misspelling index lists 7 likely wrong-spelling variants for crear, with forms such as "ccrear", "cerar", and "craer". Each of these forms differs from the correct spelling by one small edit: a doubled letter, a dropped silent letter, or a substituted vowel. It also participates in 20 confusable-pair relationships, "creo", "cree", "creí", and more, a pairing that trips writers up because the two words share enough sound or shape to blur together.

No documented word history exists for this headword, leaving phoneme-to-grapheme mapping as the best guide to its spelling rather than a borrowing history. The correct Spanish form is crear, spelled C-R-E-A-R.

Definition

  1. 1
    Producir algo que antes no existía; generar la existencia de algo o de alguien.
  2. 2
    Establecer, instituir o fundar algo que no existía.
  3. 3
    Dar a alguien una dignidad o cargo que antes no tenía y que cambia su estatus de manera significativa.

This word in other languages

create(English)créer(Français)schaffen(Deutsch)

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as:

  • ccrear
  • cerar
  • craer
  • crearr
  • crera
  • crrear
  • rcear

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

How far each generated variant is from the correct spelling of crear - counted as single-character edits (an insertion, a deletion, or a substituted letter). The larger the bar, the easier the typo is to spot; one-edit slips are the ones that sneak past readers.

ccrear1cerar2craer2crearr1crera2crrear1rcear2
Edit distance from "crear"

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 "crear"?
"crear" is spelled C-R-E-A-R. The IPA pronunciation is [kɾeˈaɾ].
What does "crear" mean?
As a verb, "crear" means: Producir algo que antes no existía; generar la existencia de algo o de alguien.
What words are commonly confused with "crear"?
"crear" is commonly confused with "creo", "cree", "creí". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.
How do you pronounce "crear"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "crear" is [kɾeˈaɾ]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "crear" come from?
"crear" is a Spanish word. PlainSpell's reference spans five languages -- English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German -- with definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data for each.
Is PlainSpell free to use?
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Similar Spanish words by spelling shape

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

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked Spanish headwords with 5 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

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Similar misspelling depth

Headwords with a similar count of attested misspellings (7 here; floor ≥5).

viejo7 variantscosta7 variantsculpa7 variantsdiario7 variants

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list