cruzarse

[kɾuˈsaɾse]

/[kɾuˈsaɾse]/ verb

The verdict

“cruzarse” has 13 generated spelling variants in the Spanish index at frequency #34,037. The variants make it a useful spelling check.

#34,037
frequency rank, Spanish
8,288
“C” headwords
13
tracked misspellings
4
confusable pairs

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Tomar la cruz, alistándose en una cruzada o ingresando en una orden militar o instituto semejante.

Corpus desk

Index ES-cruzarse · cruzarse · Spanish

cruzarse · rank #34,037 · 13 variants · 4 confusables

  • FREQ-MID #34,037
  • LEN-LONG 8 letters
  • VOW-3 3 vowels
  • CONFUS-MID 4 pairs
  • VAR-HIGH 13 variants
  • BOOK-DENSE 8,288
  • PHOTO-FINISH crudas

Nearest frequency peer: crudas (-1 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 “cruzarse”

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

corpus weight

What this shows “cruzarse” 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).

cruzarse vs cruzas
75% similar
cruzarse vs curarse
75% similar
cruzarse vs cruzar
75% similar

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

Key facts for cruzarse
PropertyValue
Headwordcruzarse
LanguageSpanish
Part of speechVerb
IPA[kɾuˈsaɾse]
Letters8
Frequency rank#34,037
Misspellings tracked13
Confusable pairs4
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Frecuencia del imán ortográfico “cruzarse”

La frecuencia va del puñado de palabras que usamos sin parar (izquierda) a la cola larga que apenas aparece (derecha).cruzarsecae aquí:

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

Los ticks avanzan en logaritmo; cada uno es del orden de diez veces más raro. En la misma franja de rareza aparecen “crudas” (#34,036), “cuelgo” (#34,038), “criando” (#34,035). Entre 8,288 lemas con “C”, “cruzarse” va en #34,037. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

A misspelling magnet

The generator records 13 spelling variants around cruzarse (IPA [kɾuˈsaɾse]), averb. Corpus frequency is #34,037 among 8,288 “C” headwords. Dominant gloss: "Tomar la cruz, alistándose en una cruzada o ingresando en una orden militar o instituto semejante.".

Our generated misspelling index lists 13 likely wrong-spelling variants for cruzarse, with forms such as "ccruzarse", "crruzarse", and "cruazrse". Each of these forms differs from the correct spelling by one small edit: a doubled letter, a dropped silent letter, or a substituted vowel. It also participates in 4 confusable-pair relationships, "cruzas", "curarse", "cruzar", and more, a pairing that trips writers up because the two words share enough sound or shape to blur together.

No borrowing history is documented for this entry, so its spelling is easiest to reason about phoneme by phoneme, absent a documented history. The correct Spanish form is cruzarse, spelled C-R-U-Z-A-R-S-E.

Definition

  1. 1
    Tomar la cruz, alistándose en una cruzada o ingresando en una orden militar o instituto semejante.

Recorded use

Wiktionary example

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

  1. Se cruzó de santiaguista.

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as:

  • ccruzarse
  • crruzarse
  • cruazrse
  • cruzarce
  • cruzares
  • cruzarrse
  • cruzarsse
  • cruzasre
  • cruzrase
  • cruzzarse
  • crzuarse
  • curzarse
  • rcuzarse

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

How far each generated variant is from the correct spelling of cruzarse - measured in single-character edits (insert, delete, or substitute a letter). Larger bars are easier to catch; one-edit slips are the sneakiest.

ccruzarse1crruzarse1cruazrse2cruzarce1cruzares2cruzarrse1cruzarsse1cruzasre2
Edit distance from "cruzarse"

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 "cruzarse"?
"cruzarse" is spelled C-R-U-Z-A-R-S-E. The IPA pronunciation is [kɾuˈsaɾse].
What does "cruzarse" mean?
As a verb, "cruzarse" means: Tomar la cruz, alistándose en una cruzada o ingresando en una orden militar o instituto semejante.
What words are commonly confused with "cruzarse"?
"cruzarse" is commonly confused with "cruzas", "curarse", "cruzar". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.
How do you pronounce "cruzarse"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "cruzarse" is [kɾuˈsaɾse]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "cruzarse" come from?
"cruzarse" is a Spanish word. PlainSpell covers definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data across English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German.
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Similar Spanish words by spelling shape

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

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked Spanish headwords with 8 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

Similar misspelling depth

Headwords with a similar count of attested misspellings (13 here; floor ≥5).

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list