crítica
The verdict
“crítica” is a regularly-used Spanish word, ranked #1,405 in Spanish word frequency and used as a noun.
- #1,405
- frequency rank, Spanish
- 7
- letters
- 10
- tracked misspellings
- 16
- confusable pairs
Dominant Wiktionary sense: Comentario, opinión o juicio sobre alguien o algo, en particular de manera pública y sobre obras artísticas, literarias o del espectáculo.
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | crítica |
| Language | Spanish |
| Part of speech | Noun |
| IPA | [ˈkɾit̪ika] |
| Letters | 7 |
| Frequency rank | #1,405 |
| Misspellings tracked | 10 |
| Confusable pairs | 16 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Where “crítica” sits in Spanish frequency
Spelling & Dictionary Insight
The Spanish entry for crítica is 7 letters long, classified as a noun, and transcribed in the International Phonetic Alphabet as [ˈkɾit̪ika]. Corpus data places it at rank #1,405 in overall Spanish word frequency, indicating it appears regularly in written and spoken text. Wiktionary records 4 distinct senses for this headword, so context determines which meaning a reader should apply.
Our generated misspelling index lists 10 likely wrong-spelling variants for crítica, with forms such as "ccrítica", "crrítica", and "crtíica". 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 16 confusable-pair relationships, "crítico", "crónica", "críticas", and more, where similar look or sound leads writers to substitute one word for another in context.
No explicit etymology string is stored for this entry, so spelling patterns must be inferred from the word's phoneme-to-grapheme mapping rather than from a documented borrowing chain. For readers arriving here from a spelling check, the authoritative guidance is: the correct Spanish form is crítica, spelled C-R-Í-T-I-C-A, and any other sequence of those letters, regardless of how natural it feels, is a misspelling in standard orthography.
Definition
- 1Comentario, opinión o juicio sobre alguien o algo, en particular de manera pública y sobre obras artísticas, literarias o del espectáculo.
- 2Conjunto de las opiniones de expertos y estudios publicados sobre arte, literatura, espectáculos, etc., o sobre una obra específica de este tipo.
- 3Conjunto de especialistas en evaluar y publicar comentarios o estudios sobre arte, literatura, espectáculos, etc.
- 4Dictamen, opinión o juicio estrictos o rigurosos, a menudo de valoración negativa.
This word in other languages
Common misspellings
Also misspelled as: ccrítica,crrítica,crtíica,críitca,crítcia,crítiac,críticca,críttica,círtica,rcítica
Misspelling Pattern Breakdown
How far each generated variant is from the correct spelling of crítica — measured in single-character edits (insert, delete, or substitute a letter). Larger bars are easier to catch; one-edit slips are the sneakiest.
Edit distance from "crítica"
Frequency rank: #1,405 in Spanish
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Using “crítica”
The practical upshot for anyone who landed here from a spell-check.
- The one correct Spanish spelling is C-R-Í-T-I-C-A — every other letter order is a misspelling in standard orthography.
- Say it as [ˈkɾit̪ika] (IPA); tap the speaker on the pronunciation badge to hear it where audio exists.
- Don't mix it up with “crítico” — see the side-by-side comparison. crítica vs crítico
- Browse more Spanish words and confusable pairs in the same reference. Spanish words
Nearby Spanish words
Other entries that begin with the letter C in our Spanish index: