cresta
[ˈkɾest̪a]
The verdict
“cresta” is a moderately-common Spanish word, ranked #13,216 in Spanish word frequency and used as a noun.
- #13,216
- frequency rank, Spanish
- 6
- letters
- 9
- tracked misspellings
- 20
- confusable pairs
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - Órgano carnoso, usualmente de color vistoso, propio de las aves, de algunos reptiles como los dinosaurios e iguanas y de algunos anfibios como los tritones.
Visual similarity to commonly confused words
How many letter changes separate each confused pair (Levenshtein distance, normalized).
Source: PlainSpell confusable corpus (Wiktionary, CC BY-SA).
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | cresta |
| Language | Spanish |
| Part of speech | Noun |
| IPA | [ˈkɾest̪a] |
| Letters | 6 |
| Frequency rank | #13,216 |
| Misspellings tracked | 9 |
| Confusable pairs | 20 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Where “cresta” sits in Spanish frequency
Spelling & Dictionary Insight
The Spanish entry for cresta is 6 letters long, classified as a noun, and transcribed in the International Phonetic Alphabet as [ˈkɾest̪a]. Corpus data places it at rank #13,216 in overall Spanish word frequency, marking it as uncommon enough that many writers pause before typing it. Wiktionary records 7 distinct senses for this headword, so context determines which meaning a reader should apply.
Our generated misspelling index lists 9 likely wrong-spelling variants for cresta, with forms such as "ccresta", "cersta", and "cresat". 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, "creta", "cuenta", "Cuesta", and more, where similar look or sound leads writers to substitute one word for another in context.
Wiktionary doesn't record an etymology for this headword, so its spelling is best read as a straightforward mapping from sound to letter. The correct Spanish form is cresta, spelled C-R-E-S-T-A.
Definition
- 1Órgano carnoso, usualmente de color vistoso, propio de las aves, de algunos reptiles como los dinosaurios e iguanas y de algunos anfibios como los tritones.
- 2Moño de plumas en la cabeza de algunas aves.
- 3Punto más alto de la perturbación de una onda.
- 4Cumbre peñascosa y prolongada de una montaña.
- 5Pequeña protuberancia alargada en algunos animales.
- 6Algo insignificante, carente de importancia.
- 7Peinado de pelo erguido y tieso, como el que usaron algunos indios pieles rojas en el pasado y que ahora usan algunos jóvenes, pintándolo con colores vistosos, como distintivo de su pertenencia a una tribu urbana.
This word in other languages
Common misspellings
Also misspelled as: ccresta,cersta,cresat,cressta,crestta,cretsa,crresta,crseta,rcesta
Misspelling Pattern Breakdown
How far each generated variant is from the correct spelling of cresta - 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.
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.
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Using “cresta”
The practical upshot for anyone who landed here from a spell-check.
- The one correct Spanish spelling is C-R-E-S-T-A - every other letter order is a misspelling in standard orthography.
- Say it as [ˈkɾest̪a] (IPA); tap the speaker on the pronunciation badge to hear it where audio exists.
- Don't mix it up with “creta” - see the side-by-side comparison. cresta vs creta
- Browse more Spanish words and confusable pairs in the same reference. Spanish words
Data Source
Wiktionary (via kaikki.org), licensed under CC BY-SA & GFDL. Word ordering uses an open word-frequency list; misspelling variants are generated by edit-distance from the correct headword.