crush

[ˈkɾuʃ]

/[ˈkɾuʃ]/ noun

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The verdict

“crush” has 8 generated spelling variants in the Spanish index at frequency #28,308. The variants make it a useful spelling check.

#28,308
frequency rank, Spanish
8,288
“C” headwords
8
tracked misspellings
17
confusable pairs

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Persona que es el objeto de enamoramiento, con la que aún no se sale o no se tiene citas.

Corpus desk

Index ES-crush · crush · Spanish

crush · rank #28,308 · 8 variants · 17 confusables

  • FREQ-MID #28,308
  • LEN-MID 5 letters
  • VOW-1 1 vowel
  • CONFUS-HIGH 17 pairs
  • VAR-MID 8 variants
  • BOOK-DENSE 8,288
  • PHOTO-FINISH corregidor

Nearest frequency peer: corregidor (-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.

Pares de rango junto al imán ortográfico “crush”

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

corpus weight

What this shows “crush” 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).

crush vs cruz
60% similar
crush vs cruza
60% similar
crush vs cruzo
60% similar

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

Key facts for crush
PropertyValue
Headwordcrush
LanguageSpanish
Part of speechNoun
IPA[ˈkɾuʃ]
Letters5
Frequency rank#28,308
Misspellings tracked8
Confusable pairs17
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Frecuencia del imán ortográfico “crush”

Esta escala corre desde el núcleo del español cotidiano (izquierda) hasta el rastro de formas rara vez usadas (derecha).crushcae aquí:

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

La escala es logarítmica (cada marca ≈ 10× más rara). En la misma franja de rareza aparecen “corregidor” (#28,306), “cumples” (#28,310), “conversamos” (#28,305). Entre 8,288 lemas con “C”, “crush” va en #28,308. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

A misspelling magnet

The generator records 8 spelling variants around crush (IPA [ˈkɾuʃ]), anoun. Corpus frequency is #28,308 among 8,288 “C” headwords. Dominant gloss: "Persona que es el objeto de enamoramiento, con la que aún no se sale o no se tiene citas.".

Our generated misspelling index lists 8 likely wrong-spelling variants for crush, with forms such as "ccrush", "crrush", and "crsuh". 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 17 confusable-pair relationships, "cruz", "cruza", "cruzo", and more, a pairing that trips writers up because the two words share enough sound or shape to blur together.

Our source data has no etymology on file for this entry, so spelling patterns must be inferred from the word's phoneme-to-grapheme mapping rather than from a documented borrowing chain. The correct Spanish form is crush, spelled C-R-U-S-H.

Definition

  1. 1
    Persona que es el objeto de enamoramiento, con la que aún no se sale o no se tiene citas.

Recorded use

Wiktionary example

These source excerpts show how crush appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.

  1. Pero me pareció poco chic Que transaran por una crush Con un nerd de medias de plush

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as:

  • ccrush
  • crrush
  • crsuh
  • cruhs
  • crushh
  • crussh
  • cursh
  • rcush

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

How far each generated variant is from the correct spelling of crush - 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.

ccrush1crrush1crsuh2cruhs2crushh1crussh1cursh2rcush2
Edit distance from "crush"

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 "crush"?
"crush" is spelled C-R-U-S-H. The IPA pronunciation is [ˈkɾuʃ].
What does "crush" mean?
As a noun, "crush" means: Persona que es el objeto de enamoramiento, con la que aún no se sale o no se tiene citas.
What words are commonly confused with "crush"?
"crush" is commonly confused with "cruz", "cruza", "cruzo". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.
How do you pronounce "crush"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "crush" is [ˈkɾuʃ]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "crush" come from?
"crush" is a Spanish word. PlainSpell's reference spans five languages -- English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German -- with definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data for each.
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Similar Spanish words by spelling shape

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

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked Spanish headwords with 5 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

clama#28,285chato#28,282Cases#28,273bayas#28,257

Similar misspelling depth

Headwords with a similar count of attested misspellings (8 here; floor ≥5).

cínica8 variantscomino8 variantsColoma8 variantscoelho8 variants

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list