criaron

/[ˈkɾjaɾõn]/ verb

Letters

7 characters

Frequency Rank

#31,295

in Spanish word usage

Misspellings

10

tracked variants

Confusables

17

similar word pairs

criaron is aSpanishverb. It means: Tercera persona del plural (ellos, ellas; ustedes, 2.ª persona) del pretérito perfecto simple de indicativo de criar o de criarse. Pronounced [ˈkɾjaɾõn]. Often confused with cruzaron and criar.

Key facts for criaron
PropertyValue
Headwordcriaron
LanguageSpanish
Part of speechVerb
IPA[ˈkɾjaɾõn]
Letters7
Frequency rank#31,295
Misspellings tracked10
Confusable pairs17
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Frequency rank visualization

Position of criaron in Spanish word frequency (lower rank = more common)

Source: Wordfreq corpus

Spelling & Dictionary Insight

The Spanish entry for criaron is 7 letters long, classified as averb, and transcribed in the International Phonetic Alphabet as [ˈkɾjaɾõn]. Corpus data places it at rank #31,295 in overall Spanish word frequency, marking it as uncommon enough that many writers pause before typing it.The dominant gloss from Wiktionary reads: "Tercera persona del plural (ellos, ellas; ustedes, 2.ª persona) del pretérito perfecto simple de indicativo de criar o de criarse.".

Our Hunspell-derived misspelling index lists 10 documented wrong-spelling variants for criaron, with forms such as "ccriaron", "ciraron", and "crairon". Each variant represents a distinct typo pattern that appears often enough in corpora to be worth flagging, typically a doubled-consonant error, a silent-letter drop, or a vowel substitution.It also participates in 17 confusable-pair relationships, "cruzaron", "criar", "crían", and more, where similar look or sound leads writers to substitute one word for another in context.

No explicit etymology string is stored for this entry, so spelling patterns must be inferred from the word's phoneme-to-grapheme mapping rather than from a documented borrowing chain. For readers arriving here from a spelling check, the authoritative guidance is: the correct Spanish form is criaron, spelled C-R-I-A-R-O-N, and any other sequence of those letters, regardless of how natural it feels, is a misspelling in standard orthography.

Definition

  1. 1
    Tercera persona del plural (ellos, ellas; ustedes, 2.ª persona) del pretérito perfecto simple de indicativo de criar o de criarse.

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as: ccriaron,ciraron,crairon,criaorn,criarno,criaronn,criarron,criraon,crriaron,rciaron

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

Relative frequency of common misspelling types for criaron

Misspelling Variants of "criaron"

ccriaron8ciraron7crairon7criaorn7criarno7criaronn8criarron8criraon7
Misspelling Variants of "criaron"

Frequency rank: #31,295 in Spanish

Frequently Asked Questions

How do you spell "criaron"?
"criaron" is spelled C-R-I-A-R-O-N. The IPA pronunciation is [ˈkɾjaɾõn].
What does "criaron" mean?
As a verb, "criaron" means: Tercera persona del plural (ellos, ellas; ustedes, 2.ª persona) del pretérito perfecto simple de indicativo de criar o de criarse.
What words are commonly confused with "criaron"?
"criaron" is commonly confused with "cruzaron", "criar", "crían". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.
How do you pronounce "criaron"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "criaron" is [ˈkɾjaɾõn]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "criaron" come from?
"criaron" is a Spanish word. PlainSpell covers definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data across English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German.
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Data Source: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org), licensed under CC BY-SA & GFDL. Frequency data from Wordfreq. Misspellings derived from Hunspell dictionaries.