crianza

[ˈkɾjãnsa]

/[ˈkɾjãnsa]/ noun

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The verdict

“crianza” has 10 generated spelling variants in the Spanish index at frequency #11,942. The variants make it a useful spelling check.

#11,942
frequency rank, Spanish
8,288
“C” headwords
10
tracked misspellings
4
confusable pairs

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Acción y efecto de criar. Con particularidad se llama así a la que se recibe de las madres o nodrizas, mientras dura la lactancia.

Corpus desk

Index ES-crianza · crianza · Spanish

crianza · rank #11,942 · 10 variants · 4 confusables

  • FREQ-MID #11,942
  • LEN-LONG 7 letters
  • VOW-3 3 vowels
  • CONFUS-MID 4 pairs
  • VAR-MID 10 variants
  • BOOK-DENSE 8,288
  • PHOTO-FINISH cortan

Nearest frequency peer: cortan (-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 “crianza”

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

corpus weight

What this shows “crianza” 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).

crianza vs crían
57% similar
crianza vs criada
71% similar
crianza vs criando
71% similar

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

Key facts for crianza
PropertyValue
Headwordcrianza
LanguageSpanish
Part of speechNoun
IPA[ˈkɾjãnsa]
Letters7
Frequency rank#11,942
Misspellings tracked10
Confusable pairs4
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Frecuencia del imán ortográfico “crianza”

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

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

La escala es logarítmica (cada marca ≈ 10× más rara). En la misma franja de rareza aparecen “cortan” (#11,941), “cruzan” (#11,943), “corresponda” (#11,940). Entre 8,288 lemas con “C”, “crianza” va en #11,942. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

A misspelling magnet

The generator records 10 spelling variants around crianza (IPA [ˈkɾjãnsa]), anoun. Corpus frequency is #11,942 among 8,288 “C” headwords. Wiktionary lists 4 senses, so context still picks the gloss.

Our generated misspelling index lists 10 likely wrong-spelling variants for crianza, with forms such as "ccrianza", "ciranza", and "crainza". Each of these forms differs from the correct spelling by one small edit: a doubled letter, a dropped silent letter, or a substituted vowel. It also participates in 4 confusable-pair relationships, "crían", "criada", "criando", and more, since the words sound or look close enough that writers reach for the wrong one mid-sentence.

No documented word history exists for this headword, so its spelling is easiest explained by how it's pronounced rather than where it came from. The correct Spanish form is crianza, spelled C-R-I-A-N-Z-A.

Definition

  1. 1
    Acción y efecto de criar. Con particularidad se llama así a la que se recibe de las madres o nodrizas, mientras dura la lactancia.
  2. 2
    Época de la lactancia.
  3. 3
    Urbanidad, atención, cortesía, mesura; suele usarse comúnmente con los adjetivos buena o mala.
  4. 4
    Criamiento.

This word in other languages

breeding(English)Manieren(Deutsch)

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as:

  • ccrianza
  • ciranza
  • crainza
  • crianaz
  • criannza
  • crianzza
  • criazna
  • crinaza
  • crrianza
  • rcianza

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

How far each generated variant is from the correct spelling of crianza - measured in single-character edits (insert, delete, or substitute a letter). Larger bars are easier to catch; one-edit slips are the sneakiest.

ccrianza1ciranza2crainza2crianaz2criannza1crianzza1criazna2crinaza2
Edit distance from "crianza"

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 "crianza"?
"crianza" is spelled C-R-I-A-N-Z-A. The IPA pronunciation is [ˈkɾjãnsa].
What does "crianza" mean?
As a noun, "crianza" means: Acción y efecto de criar. Con particularidad se llama así a la que se recibe de las madres o nodrizas, mientras dura la lactancia.
What words are commonly confused with "crianza"?
"crianza" is commonly confused with "crían", "criada", "criando". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.
How do you pronounce "crianza"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "crianza" is [ˈkɾjãnsa]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "crianza" come from?
"crianza" 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 "crianza", not the corpus desk frequency band.

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked Spanish headwords with 7 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

colchón#11,928clínico#11,926calzada#11,918firmeza#11,972

Similar misspelling depth

Headwords with a similar count of attested misspellings (10 here; floor ≥5).

atrapar10 variantsAndrade10 variantsignoran10 variantsinfanta10 variants

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list