cruceta

[kɾuˈset̪a]

/[kɾuˈset̪a]/ noun

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The verdict

“cruceta” is uncommon Spanish (frequency #97,224 among 8,288 “C” headwords), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

#97,224
frequency rank, Spanish
8,288
“C” headwords

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Cada uno de los cruces o de las aspas que resultan de la intersección de dos series de líneas paralelas. Se usa comúnmente tratándose de enrejados o de labores y adornos femeninos.

Corpus desk

Index ES-cruceta · cruceta · Spanish

cruceta · rank #97,224 · 0 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-RARE #97,224
  • LEN-LONG 7 letters
  • VOW-3 3 vowels
  • CONFUS-0 No pairs
  • VAR-0 0 variants
  • BOOK-DENSE 8,288
  • PHOTO-FINISH créase

Nearest frequency peer: créase (+2 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 “cruceta”

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 “cruceta” se sitúa frente a rangos españoles igualmente raros.

Source FrequencyWords open word-frequency list As of September 3, 2026
Key facts for cruceta
PropertyValue
Headwordcruceta
LanguageSpanish
Part of speechNoun
IPA[kɾuˈset̪a]
Letters7
Frequency rank#97,224
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Cola larga: rango de “cruceta” en español

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

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

El eje es logarítmico: cada tick marca unas diez veces menos frecuencia. Vecinos raros de la misma franja: “créase” (#97,226), “crematorios” (#97,221), “cuaternaria” (#97,228). Entre 8,288 lemas con “C”, “cruceta” va en #97,224. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Rare enough to double-check

cruceta is uncommon Spanish at frequency #97,224 among 8,288 “C” headwords, classed as anoun, transcribed [kɾuˈset̪a]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. 7 senses are on record.

The misspelling generator found no plausible variants for cruceta, and the word's spelling is regular enough that our generator found nothing worth flagging. It is not paired with a close-neighbour confusable in our dataset, which usually means its spelling is distinct enough that readers don't reach for a similar-looking word instead.

This headword's origin isn't recorded in our source data, so its spelling is easiest to reason about phoneme by phoneme, absent a documented history. The correct Spanish form is cruceta, spelled C-R-U-C-E-T-A.

Definition

  1. 1
    Cada uno de los cruces o de las aspas que resultan de la intersección de dos series de líneas paralelas. Se usa comúnmente tratándose de enrejados o de labores y adornos femeninos.
  2. 2
    Cualquier objeto o pieza con forma de cruz.
  3. 3
    Cada uno de los palos que atraviesan perpendicularmente a la quilla sobre los baos de las cofas y de los masteleros.
  4. 4
    Conjunto de maderos que forman una especie de cofa en los masteleros de gavia, que se distingue de la cofa de los palos mayores por su menor tamaño y por no estar entablada.
  5. 5
    Los maderos que atraviesan o forman cruz con las bitas y con los guindastes, y el que con sus correspondientes curvas se coloca a proa de las anguilas en la basada.
  6. 6
    Pieza de hierro que tiene la forma de una "T" mayúscula.
  7. 7
    En los motores de combustión, pieza que enlaza el vástago del émbolo con la biela.

This word in other languages

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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 "cruceta"?
"cruceta" is spelled C-R-U-C-E-T-A. The IPA pronunciation is [kɾuˈset̪a].
What does "cruceta" mean?
As a noun, "cruceta" means: Cada uno de los cruces o de las aspas que resultan de la intersección de dos series de líneas paralelas. Se usa comúnmente tratándose de enrejados o de labores y adornos femeninos.
How do you pronounce "cruceta"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "cruceta" is [kɾuˈset̪a]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "cruceta" come from?
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Similar Spanish words by spelling shape

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

Same letter count

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

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list