creí

[kɾeˈi]

/[kɾeˈi]/ verb

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The verdict

“creí” has 5 generated spelling variants in the Spanish index at frequency #6,047. The variants make it a useful spelling check.

#6,047
frequency rank, Spanish
8,288
“C” headwords
5
tracked misspellings
20
confusable pairs

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Primera persona del singular (yo) del pretérito perfecto simple de indicativo de creer o de creerse.

Corpus desk

Index ES-crei · creí · Spanish

creí · rank #6,047 · 5 variants · 20 confusables

  • FREQ-COMMON #6,047
  • LEN-MID 4 letters
  • VOW-2 2 vowels
  • CONFUS-HIGH 20 pairs
  • VAR-MID 5 variants
  • BOOK-DENSE 8,288
  • PHOTO-FINISH cortas

Nearest frequency peer: cortas (-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 “creí”

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

corpus weight

What this shows “creí” 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).

creí vs cry
50% similar
creí vs cri
50% similar
creí vs cue
50% similar

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

Key facts for creí
PropertyValue
Headwordcreí
LanguageSpanish
Part of speechVerb
IPA[kɾeˈi]
Letters4
Frequency rank#6,047
Misspellings tracked5
Confusable pairs20
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Frecuencia del imán ortográfico “creí”

De izquierda a derecha: las pocas palabras que cargan el habla diaria, luego la cola larga casi invisible.creícae 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 “cortas” (#6,046), “corredor” (#6,045), “demostró” (#6,049). Entre 8,288 lemas con “C”, “creí” va en #6,047. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

A misspelling magnet

The generator records 5 spelling variants around creí (IPA [kɾeˈi]), averb. Corpus frequency is #6,047 among 8,288 “C” headwords. Dominant gloss: "Primera persona del singular (yo) del pretérito perfecto simple de indicativo de creer o de creerse.".

Our generated misspelling index lists 5 likely wrong-spelling variants for creí, with forms such as "ccreí", "cerí", and "crreí". Each variant is a distinct typo pattern an edit-distance generator flags, typically a doubled-consonant error, a silent-letter drop, or a vowel substitution. It also participates in 20 confusable-pair relationships, "cry", "cri", "cue", and more, a pairing that trips writers up because the two words share enough sound or shape to blur together.

This headword's origin isn't recorded in our source data, so its spelling is easiest explained by how it's pronounced rather than where it came from. The correct Spanish form is creí, spelled C-R-E-Í.

Definition

  1. 1
    Primera persona del singular (yo) del pretérito perfecto simple de indicativo de creer o de creerse.

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as:

  • ccreí
  • cerí
  • crreí
  • críe
  • rceí

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

How far each generated variant is from the correct spelling of creí - expressed in single-character edits (insert, delete, or swap one letter). Bigger bars stand out at a glance; a one-edit slip is the hardest to catch.

ccreí1cerí2crreí1críe2rceí2
Edit distance from "creí"

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 "creí"?
"creí" is spelled C-R-E-Í. The IPA pronunciation is [kɾeˈi].
What does "creí" mean?
As a verb, "creí" means: Primera persona del singular (yo) del pretérito perfecto simple de indicativo de creer o de creerse.
What words are commonly confused with "creí"?
"creí" is commonly confused with "cry", "cri", "cue". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.
How do you pronounce "creí"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "creí" is [kɾeˈi]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "creí" come from?
"creí" is a Spanish word. PlainSpell covers definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data across English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German.
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Similar Spanish words by spelling shape

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

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked Spanish headwords with 4 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

Lara#6,076neta#5,992goma#5,967deba#5,944

Similar misspelling depth

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

huella5 variantstoros5 variantsEric5 variantsAndo5 variants

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list