críen

[ˈkɾiẽn]

/[ˈkɾiẽn]/ verb

The verdict

“críen” is uncommon Spanish (frequency #91,786 among 8,288 “C” headwords), classed as a verb. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

#91,786
frequency rank, Spanish
8,288
“C” headwords

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Tercera persona del plural (ellos, ellas; ustedes, 2.ª persona) del presente de subjuntivo de criar o de criarse.

Corpus desk

Index ES-crien · críen · Spanish

críen · rank #91,786 · 0 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-RARE #91,786
  • LEN-MID 5 letters
  • VOW-2 2 vowels
  • CONFUS-0 No pairs
  • VAR-0 0 variants
  • BOOK-DENSE 8,288
  • PHOTO-FINISH cronometrados

Nearest frequency peer: cronometrados (-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.

Rangos de cola larga cerca de “críen”

Banda escasa: las barras invierten el rango para que lo raro se lea más corto

corpus weight

What this shows Vista de cola larga: dónde “críen” se sitúa frente a rangos españoles igualmente raros.

Source FrequencyWords open word-frequency list As of September 3, 2026
Key facts for críen
PropertyValue
Headwordcríen
LanguageSpanish
Part of speechVerb
IPA[ˈkɾiẽn]
Letters5
Frequency rank#91,786
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Cola larga: rango de “críen” en español

De izquierda a derecha: las pocas palabras que cargan el habla diaria, luego la cola larga casi invisible.críencae en esta cola de rareza:

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

Los ticks avanzan en logaritmo; cada uno es del orden de diez veces más raro. Vecinos raros de la misma franja: “cronometrados” (#91,785), “cuarentenas” (#91,788), “cortitos” (#91,780). Entre 8,288 lemas con “C”, “críen” va en #91,786. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Rare enough to double-check

críen is uncommon Spanish at frequency #91,786 among 8,288 “C” headwords, classed as averb, transcribed [ˈkɾiẽn]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. 2 senses are on record.

Our edit-distance generator produced no likely misspellings for críen, suggesting the orthography follows predictable Spanish patterns. This headword has no recorded confusable partner, a sign it's visually distinctive enough not to be mixed up with another word.

This entry's etymology isn't recorded, 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 críen, spelled C-R-Í-E-N.

Definition

  1. 1
    Tercera persona del plural (ellos, ellas; ustedes, 2.ª persona) del presente de subjuntivo de criar o de criarse.
  2. 2
    Segunda persona del plural (ustedes) del imperativo de criar o del imperativo negativo de criarse.

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 "críen"?
"críen" is spelled C-R-Í-E-N. The IPA pronunciation is [ˈkɾiẽn].
What does "críen" mean?
As a verb, "críen" means: Tercera persona del plural (ellos, ellas; ustedes, 2.ª persona) del presente de subjuntivo de criar o de criarse.
How do you pronounce "críen"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "críen" is [ˈkɾiẽn]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "críen" come from?
"críen" is a Spanish word. PlainSpell's reference spans five languages -- English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German -- with definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data for each.
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Similar Spanish words by spelling shape

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

Same letter count

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

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list