crítico

[ˈkɾit̪iko]

/[ˈkɾit̪iko]/ adj

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The verdict

“crítico” has 10 generated spelling variants in the Spanish index at frequency #2,820. The variants make it a useful spelling check.

#2,820
frequency rank, Spanish
8,288
“C” headwords
10
tracked misspellings
14
confusable pairs

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Que pertenece o concierne a la crítica (juicio o comentario sobre algo).

Corpus desk

Index ES-critico · crítico · Spanish

crítico · rank #2,820 · 10 variants · 14 confusables

  • FREQ-COMMON #2,820
  • LEN-LONG 7 letters
  • VOW-3 3 vowels
  • CONFUS-MID 14 pairs
  • VAR-MID 10 variants
  • BOOK-DENSE 8,288
  • PHOTO-FINISH Cristina

Nearest frequency peer: Cristina (-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 “crítico”

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

corpus weight

What this shows “crítico” 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).

crítico vs crónico
71% similar
crítico vs críticos
88% similar
crítico vs cívico
71% similar

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

Key facts for crítico
PropertyValue
Headwordcrítico
LanguageSpanish
Part of speechAdjective
IPA[ˈkɾit̪iko]
Letters7
Frequency rank#2,820
Misspellings tracked10
Confusable pairs14
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Frecuencia del imán ortográfico “crítico”

Esta escala corre desde el núcleo del español cotidiano (izquierda) hasta el rastro de formas rara vez usadas (derecha).críticocae aquí:

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

El eje es logarítmico: cada tick marca unas diez veces menos frecuencia. En la misma franja de rareza aparecen “Cristina” (#2,819), “deberá” (#2,821), “corona” (#2,818). Entre 8,288 lemas con “C”, “crítico” va en #2,820. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

A misspelling magnet

The generator records 10 spelling variants around crítico (IPA [ˈkɾit̪iko]), anadjective. Corpus frequency is #2,820 among 8,288 “C” headwords. Wiktionary lists 6 senses, so context still picks the gloss.

Our generated misspelling index lists 10 likely wrong-spelling variants for crítico, with forms such as "ccrítico", "crrítico", and "crtíico". Every one of these variants traces to a single-character edit -- an added or dropped letter, a swapped consonant, or a vowel swap -- the kind of slip a spell-checker is built to catch. It also participates in 14 confusable-pair relationships, "crónico", "críticos", "cívico", and more, where similar look or sound leads writers to substitute one word for another in context.

Wiktionary doesn't record an etymology for this headword, so its spelling is best explained by sound-to-letter mapping rather than etymology. The correct Spanish form is crítico, spelled C-R-Í-T-I-C-O.

Definition

  1. 1
    Que pertenece o concierne a la crítica (juicio o comentario sobre algo).
  2. 2
    Que pertenece o concierne a la crisis (momento decisivo).
  3. 3
    Dicho de un momento: que indica o produce una crisis.
  4. 4
    Dicho de un momento: que tiene gran importancia y requiere atención o acción urgentes.
  5. 5
    Que juzga de un modo estricto o riguroso, a menudo con conclusión negativa.
  6. 6
    Se dice del momento o condición en que se inicia una reacción en cadena, en particular de tipo nuclear.

Synonyms

crucialdecisivo

This word in other languages

critical(English)critique(Français)

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as:

  • ccrítico
  • crrítico
  • crtíico
  • críitco
  • crítcio
  • críticco
  • crítioc
  • críttico
  • círtico
  • rcítico

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

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

ccrítico1crrítico1crtíico2críitco2crítcio2críticco1crítioc2críttico1
Edit distance from "crítico"

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 "crítico"?
"crítico" is spelled C-R-Í-T-I-C-O. The IPA pronunciation is [ˈkɾit̪iko].
What does "crítico" mean?
As an adjective, "crítico" means: Que pertenece o concierne a la crítica (juicio o comentario sobre algo).
What words are commonly confused with "crítico"?
"crítico" is commonly confused with "crónico", "críticos", "cívico". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.
How do you pronounce "crítico"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "crítico" is [ˈkɾit̪iko]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "crítico" come from?
"crítico" 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 "crítico", not the corpus desk frequency band.

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked Spanish headwords with 7 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

estarán#2,830fracaso#2,832fábrica#2,833sucedió#2,807

Similar misspelling depth

Headwords with a similar count of attested misspellings (10 here; floor ≥5).

Castilla10 variantsRicardo10 variantsParedes10 variantssuperar10 variants

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list