cruz
Spanish, noun/ˈkɾuθ/
cruz is spelled C-R-U-Z (4 letters) and appears 72 times per million words in written Spanish, the 1,218th most frequent Spanish word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). Cruz is a Spanish feminine noun meaning “cross” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The Spanish Wiktionary (Wikcionario) defines it as “Figura formada por dos líneas o barras perpendiculares”.
What does cruz mean in English?
noun
- 1
femininecross
- 2
femininecross
- 3
femininetorture; misery
- 4
femininetails (side of a coin)
Source: English Wiktionary, Spanish section, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0).
How Spanish dictionaries define it
noun: 1. Figura formada por dos líneas o barras perpendiculares. 2. Distintivo o medalla con esta forma 3. Signo tipográfico con dicha forma (✗), que a menudo se usa para representar la negación o no conformidad con una afirmación o solicitud. 4. Representación de esta forma, que tiene muchos variantes
The definition in the Spanish Wiktionary (Wikcionario), in Spanish.
Source: Spanish Wiktionary (Wikcionario), dump of September 1, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org.
Forms of cruz
- cruces plural
Source: English Wiktionary and Spanish Wiktionary (Wikcionario) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026).
How do you pronounce cruz?
- /ˈkɾuθ/
- [ˈkɾuθ]
- /ˈkɾus/
Sources: English Wiktionary, Spanish Wiktionary (Wikcionario) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026); recordings from Wikimedia Commons.
English words that translate to cruz
Source: the translation tables of the English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026.
How common is cruz in Spanish?
cruz appears 72 times per million words in written Spanish.
Source: written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).