crónica

[ˈkɾonika]

/[ˈkɾonika]/ noun

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The verdict

“crónica” has 10 generated spelling variants in the Spanish index at frequency #4,069. The variants make it a useful spelling check.

#4,069
frequency rank, Spanish
8,288
“C” headwords
10
tracked misspellings
11
confusable pairs

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Narración histórica en la que se relatan los acontecimientos en orden cronológico.

Corpus desk

Index ES-cronica · crónica · Spanish

crónica · rank #4,069 · 10 variants · 11 confusables

  • FREQ-COMMON #4,069
  • LEN-LONG 7 letters
  • VOW-3 3 vowels
  • CONFUS-MID 11 pairs
  • VAR-MID 10 variants
  • BOOK-DENSE 8,288
  • PHOTO-FINISH criterios

Nearest frequency peer: criterios (-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 “crónica”

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

corpus weight

What this shows “crónica” 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).

crónica vs crónico
86% similar
crónica vs crónicas
88% similar
crónica vs cronista
63% similar

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

Key facts for crónica
PropertyValue
Headwordcrónica
LanguageSpanish
Part of speechNoun
IPA[ˈkɾonika]
Letters7
Frequency rank#4,069
Misspellings tracked10
Confusable pairs11
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Frecuencia del imán ortográfico “crónica”

Esta escala corre desde el núcleo del español cotidiano (izquierda) hasta el rastro de formas rara vez usadas (derecha).crónicacae 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 “criterios” (#4,068), “crean” (#4,067), “delegación” (#4,071). Entre 8,288 lemas con “C”, “crónica” va en #4,069. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

A misspelling magnet

The generator records 10 spelling variants around crónica (IPA [ˈkɾonika]), anoun. Corpus frequency is #4,069 among 8,288 “C” headwords. Wiktionary lists 2 senses, so context still picks the gloss.

Our generated misspelling index lists 10 likely wrong-spelling variants for crónica, with forms such as "ccrónica", "crnóica", and "crrónica". 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 11 confusable-pair relationships, "crónico", "crónicas", "cronista", and more, a pairing that trips writers up because the two words share enough sound or shape to blur together.

No documented word history exists for this headword, so any spelling logic here comes from how the word's sounds map to letters, not a documented origin story. The correct Spanish form is crónica, spelled C-R-Ó-N-I-C-A.

Definition

  1. 1
    Narración histórica en la que se relatan los acontecimientos en orden cronológico.
  2. 2
    Artículo periodístico con formato de una narración o relato, de longitud más extensa que una noticia convencional.

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as:

  • ccrónica
  • crnóica
  • crrónica
  • cróinca
  • cróncia
  • cróniac
  • crónicca
  • crónnica
  • córnica
  • rcónica

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

How far each generated variant is from the correct spelling of crónica - expressed in single-character edits (insert, delete, or swap one letter). Bigger bars stand out at a glance; a one-edit slip is the hardest to catch.

ccrónica1crnóica2crrónica1cróinca2cróncia2cróniac2crónicca1crónnica1
Edit distance from "crónica"

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 "crónica"?
"crónica" is spelled C-R-Ó-N-I-C-A. The IPA pronunciation is [ˈkɾonika].
What does "crónica" mean?
As a noun, "crónica" means: Narración histórica en la que se relatan los acontecimientos en orden cronológico.
What words are commonly confused with "crónica"?
"crónica" is commonly confused with "crónico", "crónicas", "cronista". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.
How do you pronounce "crónica"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "crónica" is [ˈkɾonika]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "crónica" come from?
"crónica" 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 "crónica", not the corpus desk frequency band.

Same letter count

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

docente#4,075Cadenas#4,058lección#4,088llamaba#4,091

Similar misspelling depth

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

seguirá10 variantsmuertes10 variantsrepetir10 variantsquedaba10 variants

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list