creer

/[kɾeˈeɾ]/ verb

Letters

5 characters

Frequency Rank

#864

in Spanish word usage

Misspellings

7

tracked variants

Confusables

20

similar word pairs

creer is aSpanishverb. It means: Estar persuadido de que algo es cierto. Pronounced [kɾeˈeɾ]. It ranks #864 in Spanish word frequency. Often confused with creo and creí.

Key facts for creer
PropertyValue
Headwordcreer
LanguageSpanish
Part of speechVerb
IPA[kɾeˈeɾ]
Letters5
Frequency rank#864
Misspellings tracked7
Confusable pairs20
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Frequency rank visualization

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

Source: Wordfreq corpus

Spelling & Dictionary Insight

The Spanish entry for creer is 5 letters long, classified as averb, and transcribed in the International Phonetic Alphabet as [kɾeˈeɾ]. Corpus data places it at rank #864 in overall Spanish word frequency, putting it firmly in the everyday core of the language.Wiktionary records 5 distinct senses for this headword, so context determines which meaning a reader should apply.

Our Hunspell-derived misspelling index lists 7 documented wrong-spelling variants for creer, with forms such as "ccreer", "cerer", and "creerr". 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", "creí", "crew", 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 creer, spelled C-R-E-E-R, and any other sequence of those letters, regardless of how natural it feels, is a misspelling in standard orthography.

Definition

  1. 1
    Estar persuadido de que algo es cierto.
  2. 2
    Tener por verosímil o probable.
  3. 3
    Dar asenso, tener por cierto.
  4. 4
    Pensar, juzgar, sospechar o estar persuadido.
  5. 5
    Confiar en que lo que dice una persona es cierto.

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Common misspellings

Also misspelled as: ccreer,cerer,creerr,crer,crere,crreer,rceer

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

Relative frequency of common misspelling types for creer

Misspelling Variants of "creer"

ccreer6cerer5creerr6crer4crere5crreer6rceer5
Misspelling Variants of "creer"

Frequency rank: #864 in Spanish

Frequently Asked Questions

How do you spell "creer"?
"creer" is spelled C-R-E-E-R. The IPA pronunciation is [kɾeˈeɾ].
What does "creer" mean?
As a verb, "creer" means: Estar persuadido de que algo es cierto.
What words are commonly confused with "creer"?
"creer" is commonly confused with "creo", "creí", "crew". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.
How do you pronounce "creer"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "creer" is [kɾeˈeɾ]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "creer" come from?
"creer" 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.