cribar
[kɾiˈβ̞aɾ]
The verdict
“cribar” is uncommon Spanish (outside the top frequency list), classed as a verb. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
- Unranked
- below top-frequency Spanish
- 6
- letters
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Por medio de la criba, limpiar el trigo (u otra semilla) del polvo, tierra, neguilla y demás impurezas, zarandeando la criba.
Corpus desk
Index ES-cribar · cribar · Spanish
cribar · unranked · 0 variants · 0 confusables
- FREQ-UNRANKED Unranked
- LEN-LONG 6 letters
- VOW-2 2 vowels
- CONFUS-0 No pairs
- VAR-0 0 variants
- BOOK-THIN "C" thin
- PHOTO-UNK Peer pending
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.
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | cribar |
| Language | Spanish |
| Part of speech | Verb |
| IPA | [kɾiˈβ̞aɾ] |
| Letters | 6 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Cola larga: rango de “cribar” en español
Rare enough to double-check
cribar is uncommon Spanish outside the top frequency list, classed as averb, transcribed [kɾiˈβ̞aɾ]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. 3 senses are on record.
The misspelling generator found no plausible variants for cribar, typically a sign the spelling maps closely to how the word sounds. This entry stands alone in our confusable dataset, which usually means its spelling is distinct enough that readers don't reach for a similar-looking word instead.
Our source data has no etymology on file for this entry, 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 cribar, spelled C-R-I-B-A-R.
Definition
- 1Por medio de la criba, limpiar el trigo (u otra semilla) del polvo, tierra, neguilla y demás impurezas, zarandeando la criba.
- 2Pasar una semilla, un mineral u otra materia por la criba, para separar las partes finas de las gruesas.
- 3Hacer selección de lo que interesa.
Definitions, pronunciation, and etymology for this entry are drawn from Wiktionary via the kaikki.org structured extract (CC BY-SA). See the methodology for how each field is sourced and updated.