crueldad
[kɾwel̪ˈd̪að̞]
The verdict
“crueldad” is a regularly-used Spanish word, ranked #8,935 in Spanish word frequency and used as a noun.
- #8,935
- frequency rank, Spanish
- 8
- letters
- 12
- tracked misspellings
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - Acción cruel e inhumana.
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | crueldad |
| Language | Spanish |
| Part of speech | Noun |
| IPA | [kɾwel̪ˈd̪að̞] |
| Letters | 8 |
| Frequency rank | #8,935 |
| Misspellings tracked | 12 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Where “crueldad” sits in Spanish frequency
Spelling & Dictionary Insight
The Spanish entry for crueldad is 8 letters long, classified as a noun, and transcribed in the International Phonetic Alphabet as [kɾwel̪ˈd̪að̞]. Corpus data places it at rank #8,935 in overall Spanish word frequency, indicating it appears regularly in written and spoken text. Wiktionary records 2 distinct senses for this headword, so context determines which meaning a reader should apply.
Our generated misspelling index lists 12 likely wrong-spelling variants for crueldad, with forms such as "ccrueldad", "creuldad", and "crrueldad". 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. No close-neighbour confusable shows up for this headword in our dataset, which typically means the spelling is too distinctive to be mistaken for another word.
Wiktionary doesn't record an etymology for this headword, leaving phoneme-to-grapheme mapping as the best guide to its spelling rather than a borrowing history. The correct Spanish form is crueldad, spelled C-R-U-E-L-D-A-D.
Definition
- 1Acción cruel e inhumana.
- 2Respuesta emocional de indiferencia u obtención de placer en el sufrimiento y dolor de otros o la acción que innecesariamente causa tal sufrimiento o dolor.
This word in other languages
Common misspellings
Also misspelled as: ccrueldad,creuldad,crrueldad,cruedlad,crueladd,crueldadd,crueldda,cruelddad,cruelldad,cruledad,cureldad,rcueldad
Misspelling Pattern Breakdown
How far each generated variant is from the correct spelling of crueldad - 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.
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 “crueldad”
The practical upshot for anyone who landed here from a spell-check.
- The one correct Spanish spelling is C-R-U-E-L-D-A-D - every other letter order is a misspelling in standard orthography.
- Say it as [kɾwel̪ˈd̪að̞] (IPA); tap the speaker on the pronunciation badge to hear it where audio exists.
- 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.