crin
[ˈkɾĩn]
The verdict
“crin” is uncommon Spanish (frequency #66,813 among 8,288 “C” headwords), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
- #66,813
- frequency rank, Spanish
- 8,288
- “C” headwords
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Conjunto de cerdas situadas en la parte superior del cuello de algunos animales (en particular de los caballos, burros, cebras, mulas, etc.).
Corpus desk
Index ES-crin · crin · Spanish
crin · rank #66,813 · 0 variants · 0 confusables
- FREQ-RARE #66,813
- LEN-MID 4 letters
- VOW-1 1 vowel
- CONFUS-0 No pairs
- VAR-0 0 variants
- BOOK-DENSE 8,288
- PHOTO-FINISH criamos
Nearest frequency peer: criamos (-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 “crin”
Banda escasa: las barras invierten el rango para que lo raro se lea más corto
- coreas
coreas
33,194 corpus weight
- coy
coy
33,192 corpus weight
- criamos
criamos
33,189 corpus weight
- crin
crin
33,188 corpus weight
- criticable
criticable
33,187 corpus weight
- cualificadas
cualificadas
33,184 corpus weight
What this shows Vista de cola larga: dónde “crin” se sitúa frente a rangos españoles igualmente raros.
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | crin |
| Language | Spanish |
| Part of speech | Noun |
| IPA | [ˈkɾĩn] |
| Letters | 4 |
| Frequency rank | #66,813 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Cola larga: rango de “crin” en español
Rare enough to double-check
crin is uncommon Spanish at frequency #66,813 among 8,288 “C” headwords, classed as anoun, transcribed [ˈkɾĩn]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. 2 senses are on record.
We couldn't generate a plausible misspelling set for crin, a straightforward case of a spelling with little room for common typos. We don't track a confusable pairing for this entry, since no other headword is close enough in sound or shape to pair with it.
Wiktionary doesn't record an etymology for this headword, so its spelling pattern is best understood through pronunciation rather than a traceable origin. The correct Spanish form is crin, spelled C-R-I-N.
Definition
- 1Conjunto de cerdas situadas en la parte superior del cuello de algunos animales (en particular de los caballos, burros, cebras, mulas, etc.).
- 2Conjunto de cerdas situadas en el arco del violín que se untan con resina para hacer sonar las cuerdas al frotarlas.
This word in other languages
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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