creces

[ˈkɾeses]

/[ˈkɾeses]/ noun

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The verdict

“creces” has 10 generated spelling variants in the Spanish index at frequency #16,303. The variants make it a useful spelling check.

#16,303
frequency rank, Spanish
8,288
“C” headwords
10
tracked misspellings
20
confusable pairs

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Devolución del préstamo hecho a panaderos, agricultores etc. en especie con unos intereses (generalmente bajos) llamados creces.

Corpus desk

Index ES-creces · creces · Spanish

creces · rank #16,303 · 10 variants · 20 confusables

  • FREQ-MID #16,303
  • LEN-LONG 6 letters
  • VOW-2 2 vowels
  • CONFUS-HIGH 20 pairs
  • VAR-MID 10 variants
  • BOOK-DENSE 8,288
  • PHOTO-FINISH Corro

Nearest frequency peer: Corro (-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 “creces”

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

corpus weight

What this shows “creces” 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).

creces vs cree
67% similar
creces vs creer
67% similar
creces vs creen
67% similar

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

Key facts for creces
PropertyValue
Headwordcreces
LanguageSpanish
Part of speechNoun
IPA[ˈkɾeses]
Letters6
Frequency rank#16,303
Misspellings tracked10
Confusable pairs20
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Frecuencia del imán ortográfico “creces”

Esta escala corre desde el núcleo del español cotidiano (izquierda) hasta el rastro de formas rara vez usadas (derecha).crecescae aquí:

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

Los ticks avanzan en logaritmo; cada uno es del orden de diez veces más raro. En la misma franja de rareza aparecen “Corro” (#16,302), “consisten” (#16,301), “cuídate” (#16,305). Entre 8,288 lemas con “C”, “creces” va en #16,303. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

A misspelling magnet

The generator records 10 spelling variants around creces (IPA [ˈkɾeses]), anoun. Corpus frequency is #16,303 among 8,288 “C” headwords. Wiktionary lists 3 senses, so context still picks the gloss.

Our generated misspelling index lists 10 likely wrong-spelling variants for creces, with forms such as "ccreces", "cerces", and "crcees". Every one of these variants traces to a single-character edit -- an added or dropped letter, a swapped consonant, or a vowel swap -- the kind of slip a spell-checker is built to catch. It also participates in 20 confusable-pair relationships, "cree", "creer", "creen", and more, a pairing that trips writers up because the two words share enough sound or shape to blur together.

This entry's etymology isn't recorded, so its spelling is easiest explained by how it's pronounced rather than where it came from. The correct Spanish form is creces, spelled C-R-E-C-E-S.

Definition

  1. 1
    Devolución del préstamo hecho a panaderos, agricultores etc. en especie con unos intereses (generalmente bajos) llamados creces.
  2. 2
    Indicio de que algo va a crecer. Muchacho de creces.
  3. 3
    Aumento o superioridad.

Recorded use

Wiktionary example

These source excerpts show how creces appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.

  1. -¡No hay cuidado! -contestó Garduña-. El señor Juan López tiene mucho que temer, y en cuanto vea la firma de Usía, hará todo lo que yo le mande. ¡Lo menos le debe mil fanegas de grano al Pósito Real, y otro tanto al Pósito Pío!... Esto último contra toda ley, pues no es ninguna viuda ni ningún labrador pobre para recibir el trigo sin abonar creces ni reca…

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as:

  • ccreces
  • cerces
  • crcees
  • crecces
  • crecess
  • crecse
  • creecs
  • creses
  • crreces
  • rceces

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

How far each generated variant is from the correct spelling of creces - 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.

ccreces1cerces2crcees2crecces1crecess1crecse2creecs2creses1
Edit distance from "creces"

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 "creces"?
"creces" is spelled C-R-E-C-E-S. The IPA pronunciation is [ˈkɾeses].
What does "creces" mean?
As a noun, "creces" means: Devolución del préstamo hecho a panaderos, agricultores etc. en especie con unos intereses (generalmente bajos) llamados creces.
What words are commonly confused with "creces"?
"creces" is commonly confused with "cree", "creer", "creen". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.
How do you pronounce "creces"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "creces" is [ˈkɾeses]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "creces" come from?
"creces" is a Spanish word. PlainSpell's reference spans five languages -- English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German -- with definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data for each.
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Similar Spanish words by spelling shape

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

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked Spanish headwords with 6 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

clavos#16,289enanos#16,322enigma#16,324Bagdad#16,273

Similar misspelling depth

Headwords with a similar count of attested misspellings (10 here; floor ≥5).

confusa10 variantsdeseada10 variantsCabañas10 variantsentrego10 variants

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list