crudo

/[ˈkɾuð̞o]/ adj

Letters

5 characters

Frequency Rank

#7,132

in Spanish word usage

Misspellings

7

tracked variants

Confusables

20

similar word pairs

crudo is anSpanishadj. It means: Se dice del alimento que no ha sido sometido a la acción del fuego o del calor, para obtener un alimento más fácil de digerir. Pronounced [ˈkɾuð̞o]. It ranks #7,132 in Spanish word frequency. Often confused with cruz and cuyo.

Key facts for crudo
PropertyValue
Headwordcrudo
LanguageSpanish
Part of speechAdj
IPA[ˈkɾuð̞o]
Letters5
Frequency rank#7,132
Misspellings tracked7
Confusable pairs20
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Frequency rank visualization

Position of crudo in Spanish word frequency (lower rank = more common)

Source: Wordfreq corpus

Spelling & Dictionary Insight

The Spanish entry for crudo is 5 letters long, classified as anadj, and transcribed in the International Phonetic Alphabet as [ˈkɾuð̞o]. Corpus data places it at rank #7,132 in overall Spanish word frequency, indicating it appears regularly in written and spoken text.Wiktionary records 14 distinct senses for this headword, so context determines which meaning a reader should apply.

Our Hunspell-derived misspelling index lists 7 documented wrong-spelling variants for crudo, with forms such as "ccrudo", "crduo", and "crrudo". Each variant represents a distinct typo pattern that appears often enough in corpora to be worth flagging, typically a doubled-consonant error, a silent-letter drop, or a vowel substitution.It also participates in 20 confusable-pair relationships, "cruz", "cuyo", "culo", and more, where similar look or sound leads writers to substitute one word for another in context.

No explicit etymology string is stored for this entry, so spelling patterns must be inferred from the word's phoneme-to-grapheme mapping rather than from a documented borrowing chain. For readers arriving here from a spelling check, the authoritative guidance is: the correct Spanish form is crudo, spelled C-R-U-D-O, and any other sequence of those letters, regardless of how natural it feels, is a misspelling in standard orthography.

Definition

  1. 1
    Se dice del alimento que no ha sido sometido a la acción del fuego o del calor, para obtener un alimento más fácil de digerir.
  2. 2
    Se dice del alimento difícil de digerir.
  3. 3
    Se dice de la seda, el cuero, la lana y telas en su estado natural, que no han sido trabajadas para suavizarlas, teñirlas, etc.
  4. 4
    Se dice de un color, que es de un blanco amarillento, como la lana cruda.
  5. 5
    Se dice de la fruta, que aun no ha madurado lo suficiente, que no está en sazón.
  6. 6
    Se dice de un negocios, proceso o algún asunto cualquiera, que no ha madurado lo suficiente, que no está listo.
  7. 7
    Se dice del mineral denso y viscoso que sale de los pozos petrolíferos, del que se obtienen asfalto, gasoil, petróleo, bencina, parafina y otros derivados.
  8. 8
    Sin suavizar, tal cual con toda su dureza y brusquedad, sin piedad.
  9. 9
    Dicho del tiempo, frío y desapacible.
  10. 10
    Que se les da de guapo, de valiente.
  11. 11
    Embriagado por el alcohol u otra droga.
  12. 12
    Falto de preparación y experiencia.
  13. 13
    Se dice del extranjerismo no modificado o adaptado al idioma en el que se incorpora.
  14. 14
    Se dice del absceso, grano o tumorcillo que no supura.

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Common misspellings

Also misspelled as: ccrudo,crduo,crrudo,cruddo,cruod,curdo,rcudo

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

Relative frequency of common misspelling types for crudo

Misspelling Variants of "crudo"

ccrudo6crduo5crrudo6cruddo6cruod5curdo5rcudo5
Misspelling Variants of "crudo"

Frequency rank: #7,132 in Spanish

Frequently Asked Questions

How do you spell "crudo"?
"crudo" is spelled C-R-U-D-O. The IPA pronunciation is [ˈkɾuð̞o].
What does "crudo" mean?
As an adj, "crudo" means: Se dice del alimento que no ha sido sometido a la acción del fuego o del calor, para obtener un alimento más fácil de digerir.
What words are commonly confused with "crudo"?
"crudo" is commonly confused with "cruz", "cuyo", "culo". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.
How do you pronounce "crudo"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "crudo" is [ˈkɾuð̞o]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "crudo" come from?
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Data Source: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org), licensed under CC BY-SA & GFDL. Frequency data from Wordfreq. Misspellings derived from Hunspell dictionaries.