cruz de san Andrés
[ˈkɾus ð̞e ˈsãn ãn̪ˈd̪ɾes]
The verdict
“cruz de san Andrés” is uncommon Spanish (outside the top frequency list), classed as a phrase. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
- Unranked
- below top-frequency Spanish
- 18
- letters
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 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.
Corpus desk
Index ES-cruz-de-san-andres · cruz de san Andrés · Spanish
cruz de san Andrés · unranked · 0 variants · 0 confusables
- FREQ-UNRANKED Unranked
- LEN-MEGA 18 letters
- VOW-5 5 vowels
- CONFUS-0 No pairs
- VAR-0 0 variants
- BOOK-THIN "C" thin
- PHOTO-UNK Peer pending
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.
| 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) |
Cola larga: rango de “cruz de san Andrés” en español
Rare enough to double-check
cruz de san Andrés is uncommon Spanish outside the top frequency list, classed as aphrase, transcribed [ˈkɾus ð̞e ˈsãn ãn̪ˈd̪ɾes]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. 2 senses are on record.
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.