criminal

[kɾimiˈnal]

/[kɾimiˈnal]/ adj

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The verdict

“criminal” has 12 generated spelling variants in the Spanish index at frequency #2,767. The variants make it a useful spelling check.

#2,767
frequency rank, Spanish
8,288
“C” headwords
12
tracked misspellings
2
confusable pairs

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Que pertenece o concierne al crimen, o que se origina en el crimen.

Corpus desk

Index ES-criminal · criminal · Spanish

criminal · rank #2,767 · 12 variants · 2 confusables

  • FREQ-COMMON #2,767
  • LEN-LONG 8 letters
  • VOW-3 3 vowels
  • CONFUS-LOW 2 pairs
  • VAR-MID 12 variants
  • BOOK-DENSE 8,288
  • PHOTO-FINISH crecer

Nearest frequency peer: crecer (-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.

Pares de rango junto al imán ortográfico “criminal”

Misma franja de rareza: útil si un typo cae en un lema vecino

corpus weight

What this shows “criminal” está entre estos pares FrequencyWords; la profundidad de typo se mide aparte en el gráfico de distancia de edición.

Source FrequencyWords open word-frequency list As of September 3, 2026

Visual similarity to commonly confused words

How many letter changes separate each confused pair (Levenshtein distance, normalized).

criminal vs critical
75% similar
criminal vs criminales
80% similar

Source: PlainSpell confusable corpus (Wiktionary, CC BY-SA).

Key facts for criminal
PropertyValue
Headwordcriminal
LanguageSpanish
Part of speechAdjective
IPA[kɾimiˈnal]
Letters8
Frequency rank#2,767
Misspellings tracked12
Confusable pairs2
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Frecuencia del imán ortográfico “criminal”

La frecuencia va del puñado de palabras que usamos sin parar (izquierda) a la cola larga que apenas aparece (derecha).criminalcae aquí:

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

Los ticks avanzan en logaritmo; cada uno es del orden de diez veces más raro. En la misma franja de rareza aparecen “crecer” (#2,766), “círculo” (#2,768), “conde” (#2,765). Entre 8,288 lemas con “C”, “criminal” va en #2,767. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

A misspelling magnet

The generator records 12 spelling variants around criminal (IPA [kɾimiˈnal]), anadjective. Corpus frequency is #2,767 among 8,288 “C” headwords. Wiktionary lists 3 senses, so context still picks the gloss.

Our generated misspelling index lists 12 likely wrong-spelling variants for criminal, with forms such as "ccriminal", "cirminal", and "criimnal". Each variant is a distinct typo pattern an edit-distance generator flags, typically a doubled-consonant error, a silent-letter drop, or a vowel substitution. It also participates in 2 confusable-pair relationships, "critical", "criminales", where similar look or sound leads writers to substitute one word for another in context.

No explicit etymology string is stored for this entry, leaving phoneme-to-grapheme mapping as the best guide to its spelling rather than a borrowing history. The correct Spanish form is criminal, spelled C-R-I-M-I-N-A-L.

Definition

  1. 1
    Que pertenece o concierne al crimen, o que se origina en el crimen.
  2. 2
    Que pertenece o concierne a la persecución y castigo del crimen.
  3. 3
    Que ha realizado o intentado realizar un crimen.

This word in other languages

criminal(English)criminel(Français)kriminell(Deutsch)

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as:

  • ccriminal
  • cirminal
  • criimnal
  • crimianl
  • criminall
  • criminla
  • criminnal
  • crimminal
  • crimnial
  • crmiinal
  • crriminal
  • rciminal

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

How far each generated variant is from the correct spelling of criminal - expressed in single-character edits (insert, delete, or swap one letter). Bigger bars stand out at a glance; a one-edit slip is the hardest to catch.

ccriminal1cirminal2criimnal2crimianl2criminall1criminla2criminnal1crimminal1
Edit distance from "criminal"

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 "criminal"?
"criminal" is spelled C-R-I-M-I-N-A-L. The IPA pronunciation is [kɾimiˈnal].
What does "criminal" mean?
As an adjective, "criminal" means: Que pertenece o concierne al crimen, o que se origina en el crimen.
What words are commonly confused with "criminal"?
"criminal" is commonly confused with "critical", "criminales". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.
How do you pronounce "criminal"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "criminal" is [kɾimiˈnal]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "criminal" come from?
"criminal" is a Spanish word. PlainSpell covers definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data across English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German.
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Similar Spanish words by spelling shape

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

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked Spanish headwords with 8 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

dirigido#2,770celebrar#2,761evidente#2,773católica#2,759

Similar misspelling depth

Headwords with a similar count of attested misspellings (12 here; floor ≥5).

mercados12 variantsseguimos12 variantsprogreso12 variantspermiten12 variants

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list