crochet

[kɾoˈt͡ʃet̪]

/[kɾoˈt͡ʃet̪]/ noun

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The verdict

“crochet” is uncommon Spanish (frequency #64,512 among 8,288 “C” headwords), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

#64,512
frequency rank, Spanish
8,288
“C” headwords

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Variante de croché.

Corpus desk

Index ES-crochet · crochet · Spanish

crochet · rank #64,512 · 0 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-RARE #64,512
  • LEN-LONG 7 letters
  • VOW-2 2 vowels
  • CONFUS-0 No pairs
  • VAR-0 0 variants
  • BOOK-DENSE 8,288
  • PHOTO-FINISH cretinos

Nearest frequency peer: cretinos (-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 “crochet”

Banda escasa: las barras invierten el rango para que lo raro se lea más corto

corpus weight

What this shows Vista de cola larga: dónde “crochet” se sitúa frente a rangos españoles igualmente raros.

Source FrequencyWords open word-frequency list As of September 3, 2026
Key facts for crochet
PropertyValue
Headwordcrochet
LanguageSpanish
Part of speechNoun
IPA[kɾoˈt͡ʃet̪]
Letters7
Frequency rank#64,512
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Cola larga: rango de “crochet” en español

De izquierda a derecha: las pocas palabras que cargan el habla diaria, luego la cola larga casi invisible.crochetcae en esta cola de rareza:

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

Los ticks avanzan en logaritmo; cada uno es del orden de diez veces más raro. Vecinos raros de la misma franja: “cretinos” (#64,511), “cuadraditos” (#64,514), “credulidad” (#64,509). Entre 8,288 lemas con “C”, “crochet” va en #64,512. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Rare enough to double-check

crochet is uncommon Spanish at frequency #64,512 among 8,288 “C” headwords, classed as anoun, transcribed [kɾoˈt͡ʃet̪]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. 2 senses are on record.

Our edit-distance generator produced no likely misspellings for crochet, a sign its spelling follows regular Spanish conventions. This headword has no recorded confusable partner, a sign it's visually distinctive enough not to be mixed up with another word.

Wiktionary doesn't record an etymology for this headword, so its spelling is easiest to reason about phoneme by phoneme, absent a documented history. The correct Spanish form is crochet, spelled C-R-O-C-H-E-T.

Definition

  1. 1
    Variante de croché.
  2. 2
    En los ungulados, cresta secundaria del metalofo.

This word in other languages

crochet(English)

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 "crochet"?
"crochet" is spelled C-R-O-C-H-E-T. The IPA pronunciation is [kɾoˈt͡ʃet̪].
What does "crochet" mean?
As a noun, "crochet" means: Variante de croché.
How do you pronounce "crochet"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "crochet" is [kɾoˈt͡ʃet̪]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "crochet" come from?
"crochet" 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 "crochet", not the corpus desk frequency band.

Same letter count

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

cuisine#64,516costras#64,504dañaría#64,522decesos#64,524

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list