crique

[ˈkɾike]

/[ˈkɾike]/ noun

The verdict

“crique” is uncommon Spanish (outside the top frequency list), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

Unranked
below top-frequency Spanish
6
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-crique · crique · Spanish

crique · unranked · 0 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-UNRANKED Unranked
  • LEN-LONG 6 letters
  • VOW-3 3 vowels
  • 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.

Key facts for crique
PropertyValue
Headwordcrique
LanguageSpanish
Part of speechNoun
IPA[ˈkɾike]
Letters6
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Cola larga: rango de “crique” en español

criqueno entra en el top 100.000 del español: zona de términos técnicos, arcaicos o escasos, el terreno típico de la doble comprobación.

Beyond rank #100,000. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Rare enough to double-check

crique is uncommon Spanish outside the top frequency list, classed as anoun, transcribed [ˈkɾike]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. 2 senses are on record.

crique has no tracked misspelling variants, since its letter sequence doesn't invite the usual edit-distance slips. Our dataset records no confusable match here, since nothing in our dataset looks or sounds close enough to cause mix-ups.

This headword's origin isn't recorded in our source data, leaving phoneme-to-grapheme mapping as the best guide to its spelling rather than a borrowing history. The correct Spanish form is crique, spelled C-R-I-Q-U-E.

Definition

  1. 1
    Máquina que, mediante un engranaje y una traba de seguridad, permite levantar grandes pesos sin mucho esfuerzo.
  2. 2
    Bahía pequeña.

Synonyms

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). See the methodology for how each field is sourced and updated.

Frequently Asked Questions

How do you spell "crique"?
"crique" is spelled C-R-I-Q-U-E. The IPA pronunciation is [ˈkɾike].
What does "crique" mean?
As a noun, "crique" means: Máquina que, mediante un engranaje y una traba de seguridad, permite levantar grandes pesos sin mucho esfuerzo.
How do you pronounce "crique"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "crique" is [ˈkɾike]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "crique" come from?
"crique" 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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Source: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org) Structured Wiktionary extract

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list