criar

[ˈkɾjaɾ]

/[ˈkɾjaɾ]/ verb

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The verdict

“criar” has 7 generated spelling variants in the Spanish index at frequency #12,791. The variants make it a useful spelling check.

#12,791
frequency rank, Spanish
8,288
“C” headwords
7
tracked misspellings
20
confusable pairs

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Producir algo de la nada.

Corpus desk

Index ES-criar · criar · Spanish

criar · rank #12,791 · 7 variants · 20 confusables

  • FREQ-MID #12,791
  • LEN-MID 5 letters
  • VOW-2 2 vowels
  • CONFUS-HIGH 20 pairs
  • VAR-MID 7 variants
  • BOOK-DENSE 8,288
  • PHOTO-FINISH creaciones

Nearest frequency peer: creaciones (-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 “criar”

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

corpus weight

What this shows “criar” 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).

criar vs Cris
40% similar
criar vs curar
60% similar
criar vs curia
60% similar

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

Key facts for criar
PropertyValue
Headwordcriar
LanguageSpanish
Part of speechVerb
IPA[ˈkɾjaɾ]
Letters5
Frequency rank#12,791
Misspellings tracked7
Confusable pairs20
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Frecuencia del imán ortográfico “criar”

Esta escala corre desde el núcleo del español cotidiano (izquierda) hasta el rastro de formas rara vez usadas (derecha).criarcae 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 “creaciones” (#12,790), “cuerno” (#12,792), “costoso” (#12,789). Entre 8,288 lemas con “C”, “criar” va en #12,791. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

A misspelling magnet

The generator records 7 spelling variants around criar (IPA [ˈkɾjaɾ]), averb. Corpus frequency is #12,791 among 8,288 “C” headwords. Wiktionary lists 11 senses, so context still picks the gloss.

Our generated misspelling index lists 7 likely wrong-spelling variants for criar, with forms such as "ccriar", "cirar", and "crair". 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, "Cris", "curar", "curia", and more, a pairing that trips writers up because the two words share enough sound or shape to blur together.

This entry's etymology isn't recorded, so its spelling is easiest to reason about phoneme by phoneme, absent a documented history. The correct Spanish form is criar, spelled C-R-I-A-R.

Definition

  1. 1
    Producir algo de la nada.
  2. 2
    Producir.
  3. 3
    Nutrir y alimentar la madre o la nodriza al niño con la leche de sus pechos.
  4. 4
    Alimentar, cuidar y cebar las aves y otros animales.
  5. 5
    Instruir, educar y dirigir.
  6. 6
    Instituir un nuevo empleo o dignidad.
  7. 7
    Producir, cuidar y alimentar un animal sus hijuelos.
  8. 8
    Hacer cría.
  9. 9
    Hablando de un expediente o negocio, formarlo, entender en él desde sus principios.
  10. 10
    Tratándose de altas dignidades, por lo común eclesiásticas y vitalicias, nombrar, elegir.
  11. 11
    Tener, poseer dinero.

Synonyms

crear

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as:

  • ccriar
  • cirar
  • crair
  • criarr
  • crira
  • crriar
  • rciar

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

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

ccriar1cirar2crair2criarr1crira2crriar1rciar2
Edit distance from "criar"

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 "criar"?
"criar" is spelled C-R-I-A-R. The IPA pronunciation is [ˈkɾjaɾ].
What does "criar" mean?
As a verb, "criar" means: Producir algo de la nada.
What words are commonly confused with "criar"?
"criar" is commonly confused with "Cris", "curar", "curia". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.
How do you pronounce "criar"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "criar" is [ˈkɾjaɾ]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "criar" come from?
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Similar Spanish words by spelling shape

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

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked Spanish headwords with 5 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

combo#12,781clero#12,779Boris#12,769bajen#12,767

Similar misspelling depth

Headwords with a similar count of attested misspellings (7 here; floor ≥5).

diarrea7 variantscerros7 variantsantaño7 variantslecho7 variants

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list