cría

[ˈkɾia]

/[ˈkɾia]/ noun

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The verdict

“cría” has 5 generated spelling variants in the Spanish index at frequency #9,270. The variants make it a useful spelling check.

#9,270
frequency rank, Spanish
8,288
“C” headwords
5
tracked misspellings
20
confusable pairs

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Acción o efecto de criar.

Corpus desk

Index ES-cria · cría · Spanish

cría · rank #9,270 · 5 variants · 20 confusables

  • FREQ-COMMON #9,270
  • LEN-MID 4 letters
  • VOW-2 2 vowels
  • CONFUS-HIGH 20 pairs
  • VAR-MID 5 variants
  • BOOK-DENSE 8,288
  • PHOTO-FINISH creían

Nearest frequency peer: creían (-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 “cría”

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

corpus weight

What this shows “cría” 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).

cría vs cry
50% similar
cría vs CTA
0% similar
cría vs cua
50% similar

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

Key facts for cría
PropertyValue
Headwordcría
LanguageSpanish
Part of speechNoun
IPA[ˈkɾia]
Letters4
Frequency rank#9,270
Misspellings tracked5
Confusable pairs20
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Frecuencia del imán ortográfico “cría”

De izquierda a derecha: las pocas palabras que cargan el habla diaria, luego la cola larga casi invisible.críacae aquí:

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

El eje es logarítmico: cada tick marca unas diez veces menos frecuencia. En la misma franja de rareza aparecen “creían” (#9,269), “cultivar” (#9,271), “contundente” (#9,268). Entre 8,288 lemas con “C”, “cría” va en #9,270. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

A misspelling magnet

The generator records 5 spelling variants around cría (IPA [ˈkɾia]), anoun. Corpus frequency is #9,270 among 8,288 “C” headwords. Wiktionary lists 5 senses, so context still picks the gloss.

Our generated misspelling index lists 5 likely wrong-spelling variants for cría, with forms such as "ccría", "craí", and "crría". 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", "CTA", "cua", and more, where similar look or sound leads writers to substitute one word for another in context.

This entry's etymology isn't recorded, so any spelling logic here comes from how the word's sounds map to letters, not a documented origin story. The correct Spanish form is cría, spelled C-R-Í-A.

Definition

  1. 1
    Acción o efecto de criar.
  2. 2
    Conjunto de animales pequeños hijos de una misma madre y nacidos a un mismo tiempo.
  3. 3
    Animal o niño pequeño durante su fase de cría₁.
  4. 4
    Cuidados para el desarrollo de un niño.
  5. 5
    Cuidados para el desarrollo de animales domésticos.

Synonyms

crianzaparidacamadacrianza

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as:

  • ccría
  • craí
  • crría
  • círa
  • rcía

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

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

ccría1craí2crría1círa2rcía2
Edit distance from "cría"

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 "cría"?
"cría" is spelled C-R-Í-A. The IPA pronunciation is [ˈkɾia].
What does "cría" mean?
As a noun, "cría" means: Acción o efecto de criar.
What words are commonly confused with "cría"?
"cría" is commonly confused with "cry", "CTA", "cua". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.
How do you pronounce "cría"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "cría" is [ˈkɾia]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "cría" come from?
"cría" is a Spanish word. You can look up definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data for this and other words across English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German on PlainSpell.
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Similar Spanish words by spelling shape

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

Same letter count

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

xbox#9,230Jaén#9,313menú#9,322URSS#9,217

Similar misspelling depth

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

Mona5 variantsOTAN5 variantsLugo5 variantsgame5 variants

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list