cries
[ˈkɾjes]
The verdict
“cries” is uncommon Spanish (frequency #77,119 among 77,812 “C” headwords), classed as a verb. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
- #77,119
- frequency rank, Spanish
- 77,812
- “C” headwords
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - Segunda persona del singular (vos) del presente de subjuntivo de criar o de criarse.
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | cries |
| Language | Spanish |
| Part of speech | Verb |
| IPA | [ˈkɾjes] |
| Letters | 5 |
| Frequency rank | #77,119 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Where “cries” sits in Spanish frequency
Rare enough to double-check
cries is uncommon Spanish at frequency #77,119 among 77,812 “C” headwords, classed as averb, transcribed [ˈkɾjes]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "Segunda persona del singular (vos) del presente de subjuntivo de criar o de criarse.".
We couldn't generate a plausible misspelling set for cries, a straightforward case of a spelling with little room for common typos. We don't track a confusable pairing for this entry, suggesting its spelling stands apart enough that readers rarely confuse it with something else.
This entry's etymology isn't recorded, so its spelling is best explained by sound-to-letter mapping rather than etymology. The correct Spanish form is cries, spelled C-R-I-E-S.
Definition
- 1Segunda persona del singular (vos) del presente de subjuntivo de criar o 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.
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Using “cries”
The practical upshot for anyone who landed here from a spell-check.
- The one correct Spanish spelling is C-R-I-E-S - every other letter order is a misspelling in standard orthography.
- Say it as [ˈkɾjes] (IPA); tap the speaker on the pronunciation badge to hear it where audio exists.
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Data Source
Wiktionary (via kaikki.org), licensed under CC BY-SA & GFDL. Word ordering uses an open word-frequency list; misspelling variants are generated by edit-distance from the correct headword.