cruz de san Andrés
[ˈkɾus ð̞e ˈsãn ãn̪ˈd̪ɾes]
The verdict
“cruz de san Andrés” is outside the top-ranked Spanish vocabulary, used as a phrase - the kind of word writers most often double-check.
- Unranked
- below top-frequency Spanish
- 18
- letters
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - Cruz en forma de aspa (por lo general con dos ángulos agudos y dos ángulos obtusos) muy utilizada en heráldica y en vexilología. Representa el martirio de san Andrés.
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | cruz de san Andrés |
| Language | Spanish |
| Part of speech | Phrase |
| IPA | [ˈkɾus ð̞e ˈsãn ãn̪ˈd̪ɾes] |
| Letters | 18 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Where “cruz de san Andrés” sits in Spanish frequency
Spelling & Dictionary Insight
The Spanish entry for cruz de san Andrés is 18 letters long, classified as a phrase, and transcribed in the International Phonetic Alphabet as [ˈkɾus ð̞e ˈsãn ãn̪ˈd̪ɾes]. It sits outside the most-frequent rank tiers, which is often why uncommon words generate more spelling variants per reader. Wiktionary records 2 distinct senses for this headword, so context determines which meaning a reader should apply.
Our edit-distance generator produced no likely misspellings for cruz de san Andrés, suggesting the orthography follows predictable Spanish patterns. Our confusable-pair dataset has no match for it, which typically means the spelling is too distinctive to be mistaken for another word.
Wiktionary doesn't record an etymology for this headword, so its spelling is easiest explained by how it's pronounced rather than where it came from. The correct Spanish form is cruz de san Andrés, spelled C-R-U-Z- -D-E- -S-A-N- -A-N-D-R-É-S.
Definition
- 1Cruz en forma de aspa (por lo general con dos ángulos agudos y dos ángulos obtusos) muy utilizada en heráldica y en vexilología. Representa el martirio de san Andrés.
- 2Señal con la forma de una cruz de san Andrés, que indica la presencia de un cruce ferroviario.
Synonyms
Definitions, pronunciation, and etymology for this entry are drawn from Wiktionary via the kaikki.org structured extract (CC BY-SA). See the methodology for how each field is sourced and updated.
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- The one correct Spanish spelling is C-R-U-Z- -D-E- -S-A-N- -A-N-D-R-É-S - every other letter order is a misspelling in standard orthography.
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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.