cric
[ˈkɾik]
The verdict
“cric” is uncommon Spanish (outside the top frequency list), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
- Unranked
- below top-frequency Spanish
- 4
- letters
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Máquina que, mediante un engranaje y una traba de seguridad, permite levantar grandes pesos sin mucho esfuerzo
Corpus desk
Index ES-cric · cric · Spanish
cric · unranked · 0 variants · 0 confusables
- FREQ-UNRANKED Unranked
- LEN-MID 4 letters
- VOW-1 1 vowel
- 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 | cric |
| Language | Spanish |
| Part of speech | Noun |
| IPA | [ˈkɾik] |
| Letters | 4 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Cola larga: rango de “cric” en español
Rare enough to double-check
cric is uncommon Spanish outside the top frequency list, classed as anoun, transcribed [ˈkɾik]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "Máquina que, mediante un engranaje y una traba de seguridad, permite levantar grandes pesos sin mucho esfuerzo".
No generated misspelling entries exist for cric in our index, typically a sign the spelling maps closely to how the word sounds. This headword has no recorded confusable partner, which typically means the spelling is too distinctive to be mistaken for another word.
Wiktionary doesn't record an etymology 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 cric, spelled C-R-I-C.
Definition
- 1Máquina que, mediante un engranaje y una traba de seguridad, permite levantar grandes pesos sin mucho esfuerzo
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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.