crudo
[ˈkɾuð̞o]
The verdict
“crudo” is a regularly-used Spanish word, ranked #7,132 in Spanish word frequency and used as an adjective.
- #7,132
- frequency rank, Spanish
- 5
- letters
- 7
- tracked misspellings
- 20
- confusable pairs
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - 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.
Visual similarity to commonly confused words
How many letter changes separate each confused pair (Levenshtein distance, normalized).
Source: PlainSpell confusable corpus (Wiktionary, CC BY-SA).
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | crudo |
| Language | Spanish |
| Part of speech | Adjective |
| IPA | [ˈkɾuð̞o] |
| Letters | 5 |
| Frequency rank | #7,132 |
| Misspellings tracked | 7 |
| Confusable pairs | 20 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Where “crudo” sits in Spanish frequency
Spelling & Dictionary Insight
The Spanish entry for crudo is 5 letters long, classified as an adjective, 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 generated misspelling index lists 7 likely wrong-spelling variants for crudo, with forms such as "ccrudo", "crduo", and "crrudo". Each variant is a distinct typo pattern an edit-distance generator flags, 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, since the words sound or look close enough that writers reach for the wrong one mid-sentence.
This entry carries no recorded etymology, so its spelling is easiest to reason about phoneme by phoneme, absent a documented history. The correct Spanish form is crudo, spelled C-R-U-D-O.
Definition
- 1Se dice del alimento que no ha sido sometido a la acción del fuego o del calor, para obtener un alimento más fácil de digerir.
- 2Se dice del alimento difícil de digerir.
- 3Se dice de la seda, el cuero, la lana y telas en su estado natural, que no han sido trabajadas para suavizarlas, teñirlas, etc.
- 4Se dice de un color, que es de un blanco amarillento, como la lana cruda.
- 5Se dice de la fruta, que aun no ha madurado lo suficiente, que no está en sazón.
- 6Se dice de un negocios, proceso o algún asunto cualquiera, que no ha madurado lo suficiente, que no está listo.
- 7Se dice del mineral denso y viscoso que sale de los pozos petrolíferos, del que se obtienen asfalto, gasoil, petróleo, bencina, parafina y otros derivados.
- 8Sin suavizar, tal cual con toda su dureza y brusquedad, sin piedad.
- 9Dicho del tiempo, frío y desapacible.
- 10Que se les da de guapo, de valiente.
- 11Embriagado por el alcohol u otra droga.
- 12Falto de preparación y experiencia.
- 13Se dice del extranjerismo no modificado o adaptado al idioma en el que se incorpora.
- 14Se dice del absceso, grano o tumorcillo que no supura.
Antonyms
This word in other languages
Common misspellings
Also misspelled as: ccrudo,crduo,crrudo,cruddo,cruod,curdo,rcudo
Misspelling Pattern Breakdown
How far each generated variant is from the correct spelling of crudo - 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.
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.
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Using “crudo”
The practical upshot for anyone who landed here from a spell-check.
- The one correct Spanish spelling is C-R-U-D-O - every other letter order is a misspelling in standard orthography.
- Say it as [ˈkɾuð̞o] (IPA); tap the speaker on the pronunciation badge to hear it where audio exists.
- Don't mix it up with “cruz” - see the side-by-side comparison. crudo vs cruz
- Browse more Spanish words and confusable pairs in the same reference. Spanish words
Data Source
Wiktionary (via kaikki.org), licensed under CC BY-SA & GFDL. Word ordering uses an open word-frequency list; misspelling variants are generated by edit-distance from the correct headword.