crónico

[ˈkɾoniko]

/[ˈkɾoniko]/ adj

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The verdict

“crónico” has 10 generated spelling variants in the Spanish index at frequency #21,623. The variants make it a useful spelling check.

#21,623
frequency rank, Spanish
8,288
“C” headwords
10
tracked misspellings
10
confusable pairs

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Que es constante, habitual.

Corpus desk

Index ES-cronico · crónico · Spanish

crónico · rank #21,623 · 10 variants · 10 confusables

  • FREQ-MID #21,623
  • LEN-LONG 7 letters
  • VOW-3 3 vowels
  • CONFUS-MID 10 pairs
  • VAR-MID 10 variants
  • BOOK-DENSE 8,288
  • PHOTO-FINISH crepúsculo

Nearest frequency peer: crepúsculo (-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 “crónico”

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

corpus weight

What this shows “crónico” 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).

crónico vs crónicos
88% similar
crónico vs cómico
71% similar
crónico vs cínico
71% similar

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

Key facts for crónico
PropertyValue
Headwordcrónico
LanguageSpanish
Part of speechAdjective
IPA[ˈkɾoniko]
Letters7
Frequency rank#21,623
Misspellings tracked10
Confusable pairs10
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Frecuencia del imán ortográfico “crónico”

De izquierda a derecha: las pocas palabras que cargan el habla diaria, luego la cola larga casi invisible.crónicocae aquí:

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

Los ticks avanzan en logaritmo; cada uno es del orden de diez veces más raro. En la misma franja de rareza aparecen “crepúsculo” (#21,622), “cuestionó” (#21,624), “crazy” (#21,621). Entre 8,288 lemas con “C”, “crónico” va en #21,623. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

A misspelling magnet

The generator records 10 spelling variants around crónico (IPA [ˈkɾoniko]), anadjective. Corpus frequency is #21,623 among 8,288 “C” headwords. Wiktionary lists 4 senses, so context still picks the gloss.

Our generated misspelling index lists 10 likely wrong-spelling variants for crónico, with forms such as "ccrónico", "crnóico", and "crrónico". 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 10 confusable-pair relationships, "crónicos", "cómico", "cínico", and more, a pairing that trips writers up because the two words share enough sound or shape to blur together.

No explicit etymology string is stored for this entry, 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 crónico, spelled C-R-Ó-N-I-C-O.

Definition

  1. 1
    Que es constante, habitual.
  2. 2
    Que continúa por un largo tiempo.
  3. 3
    Que tiene gran duración.
  4. 4
    Que es antiguo.

This word in other languages

chronic(English)chronique(Français)

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as:

  • ccrónico
  • crnóico
  • crrónico
  • cróinco
  • cróncio
  • crónicco
  • crónioc
  • crónnico
  • córnico
  • rcónico

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

How far each generated variant is from the correct spelling of crónico - counted as single-character edits (an insertion, a deletion, or a substituted letter). The larger the bar, the easier the typo is to spot; one-edit slips are the ones that sneak past readers.

ccrónico1crnóico2crrónico1cróinco2cróncio2crónicco1crónioc2crónnico1
Edit distance from "crónico"

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 "crónico"?
"crónico" is spelled C-R-Ó-N-I-C-O. The IPA pronunciation is [ˈkɾoniko].
What does "crónico" mean?
As an adjective, "crónico" means: Que es constante, habitual.
What words are commonly confused with "crónico"?
"crónico" is commonly confused with "crónicos", "cómico", "cínico". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.
How do you pronounce "crónico"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "crónico" is [ˈkɾoniko]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "crónico" come from?
"crónico" is a Spanish word. You can look up definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data for this and other words across English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German on PlainSpell.
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Similar Spanish words by spelling shape

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

Same letter count

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

culture#21,626comimos#21,607cocción#21,606drogado#21,647

Similar misspelling depth

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

chasis10 variantsDrácula10 variantsempujón10 variantscamarón10 variants

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list