credo

/[ˈkɾeð̞o]/ noun

Letters

5 characters

Frequency Rank

#19,972

in Spanish word usage

Misspellings

6

tracked variants

Confusables

20

similar word pairs

credo is aSpanishnoun. It means: El símbolo de la fe ordenado por los apóstoles. Pronounced [ˈkɾeð̞o]. Often confused with creo and cree.

Key facts for credo
PropertyValue
Headwordcredo
LanguageSpanish
Part of speechNoun
IPA[ˈkɾeð̞o]
Letters5
Frequency rank#19,972
Misspellings tracked6
Confusable pairs20
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Frequency rank visualization

Position of credo in Spanish word frequency (lower rank = more common)

Source: Wordfreq corpus

Spelling & Dictionary Insight

The Spanish entry for credo is 5 letters long, classified as anoun, and transcribed in the International Phonetic Alphabet as [ˈkɾeð̞o]. Corpus data places it at rank #19,972 in overall Spanish word frequency, marking it as uncommon enough that many writers pause before typing it.Wiktionary records 3 distinct senses for this headword, so context determines which meaning a reader should apply.

Our Hunspell-derived misspelling index lists 6 documented wrong-spelling variants for credo, with forms such as "ccredo", "crdeo", and "creddo". Each variant represents a distinct typo pattern that appears often enough in corpora to be worth flagging, typically a doubled-consonant error, a silent-letter drop, or a vowel substitution.It also participates in 20 confusable-pair relationships, "creo", "cree", "creí", and more, where similar look or sound leads writers to substitute one word for another in context.

No explicit etymology string is stored for this entry, so spelling patterns must be inferred from the word's phoneme-to-grapheme mapping rather than from a documented borrowing chain. For readers arriving here from a spelling check, the authoritative guidance is: the correct Spanish form is credo, spelled C-R-E-D-O, and any other sequence of those letters, regardless of how natural it feels, is a misspelling in standard orthography.

Definition

  1. 1
    El símbolo de la fe ordenado por los apóstoles.
  2. 2
    Profesión de fe política.
  3. 3
    Un conjunto cualquiera estructurado de dogmas y creencias.

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Common misspellings

Also misspelled as: ccredo,crdeo,creddo,creod,crredo,rcedo

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

Relative frequency of common misspelling types for credo

Misspelling Variants of "credo"

ccredo6crdeo5creddo6creod5crredo6rcedo5
Misspelling Variants of "credo"

Frequency rank: #19,972 in Spanish

Frequently Asked Questions

How do you spell "credo"?
"credo" is spelled C-R-E-D-O. The IPA pronunciation is [ˈkɾeð̞o].
What does "credo" mean?
As a noun, "credo" means: El símbolo de la fe ordenado por los apóstoles.
What words are commonly confused with "credo"?
"credo" 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 "credo"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "credo" is [ˈkɾeð̞o]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "credo" come from?
"credo" is a Spanish word. PlainSpell covers definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data across English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German.
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Data Source: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org), licensed under CC BY-SA & GFDL. Frequency data from Wordfreq. Misspellings derived from Hunspell dictionaries.