críticas

[ˈkɾit̪ikas]

/[ˈkɾit̪ikas]/ adj

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The verdict

“críticas” has 12 generated spelling variants in the Spanish index at frequency #2,443. The variants make it a useful spelling check.

#2,443
frequency rank, Spanish
8,288
“C” headwords
12
tracked misspellings
14
confusable pairs

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Forma del femenino plural de crítico.

Corpus desk

Index ES-criticas · críticas · Spanish

críticas · rank #2,443 · 12 variants · 14 confusables

  • FREQ-COMMON #2,443
  • LEN-LONG 8 letters
  • VOW-3 3 vowels
  • CONFUS-MID 14 pairs
  • VAR-MID 12 variants
  • BOOK-DENSE 8,288
  • PHOTO-FINISH considerar

Nearest frequency peer: considerar (-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 “críticas”

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

corpus weight

What this shows “críticas” 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).

críticas vs crítico
75% similar
críticas vs críticos
88% similar
críticas vs crónicas
75% similar

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

Key facts for críticas
PropertyValue
Headwordcríticas
LanguageSpanish
Part of speechAdjective
IPA[ˈkɾit̪ikas]
Letters8
Frequency rank#2,443
Misspellings tracked12
Confusable pairs14
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Frecuencia del imán ortográfico “críticas”

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

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

La escala es logarítmica (cada marca ≈ 10× más rara). En la misma franja de rareza aparecen “considerar” (#2,442), “dispuesto” (#2,444), “cercano” (#2,441). Entre 8,288 lemas con “C”, “críticas” va en #2,443. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

A misspelling magnet

The generator records 12 spelling variants around críticas (IPA [ˈkɾit̪ikas]), anadjective. Corpus frequency is #2,443 among 8,288 “C” headwords. Dominant gloss: "Forma del femenino plural de crítico.".

Our generated misspelling index lists 12 likely wrong-spelling variants for críticas, with forms such as "ccríticas", "crríticas", and "crtíicas". 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 14 confusable-pair relationships, "crítico", "críticos", "crónicas", and more, since the words sound or look close enough that writers reach for the wrong one mid-sentence.

No borrowing history is documented for this entry, so its spelling is easiest to reason about phoneme by phoneme, absent a documented history. The correct Spanish form is críticas, spelled C-R-Í-T-I-C-A-S.

Definition

  1. 1
    Forma del femenino plural de crítico.

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as:

  • ccríticas
  • crríticas
  • crtíicas
  • críitcas
  • crítcias
  • crítiacs
  • críticass
  • críticcas
  • críticsa
  • crítticas
  • círticas
  • rcíticas

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

How far each generated variant is from the correct spelling of críticas - measured in single-character edits (insert, delete, or substitute a letter). Larger bars are easier to catch; one-edit slips are the sneakiest.

ccríticas1crríticas1crtíicas2críitcas2crítcias2crítiacs2críticass1críticcas1
Edit distance from "críticas"

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 "críticas"?
"críticas" is spelled C-R-Í-T-I-C-A-S. The IPA pronunciation is [ˈkɾit̪ikas].
What does "críticas" mean?
As an adjective, "críticas" means: Forma del femenino plural de crítico.
What words are commonly confused with "críticas"?
"críticas" is commonly confused with "crítico", "críticos", "crónicas". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.
How do you pronounce "críticas"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "críticas" is [ˈkɾit̪ikas]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "críticas" come from?
"críticas" 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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Similar Spanish words by spelling shape

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

Same letter count

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

enemigos#2,446ausencia#2,438antiguos#2,437incluyen#2,451

Similar misspelling depth

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

variedad12 variantsmaestros12 variantsreserva12 variantsregresar12 variants

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list