Which to use
“care” and “crew” are a confusable Spanish pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #18,475
- “care” frequency rank
- #28,707
- “crew” frequency rank
- 47182
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | care | crew |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | (Phytotoma rara) Ave de la familia Phytotomidae. Mide 19 cm. De plumaje en distintos tonos de pardo con secciones negruzcas, frente y corona pardo rojizas, pico corto y grueso de color negro e iris rojos, con dimorfismo sexual. Se alimenta de plantas y de brotes tiernos de árboles. Ave solitaria, que en algunas épocas del año forma pequeñas bandadas. Frecuenta campos, huertos y jardines. | Tripulación. |
Where the eye mixes care and crew
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 3 letters in sequence. care (CVCV) and crew (CCVC) run the same length but a different consonant-vowel pattern - the shape difference is usually the fastest tell.
Why the eye confuses care with crew
A purely visual mix-up. care ([ˈkaɾe]) and crew (/kɹuː/) are said differently, so reading them aloud is the quickest way to catch the wrong one. On the page they stay close: they share most of their letters but differ in 3 positions. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 47182, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
care is recorded at frequency rank #18,475, classified as anoun, pronounced [ˈkaɾe]. crew is at rank #28,707, tagged as anoun, pronounced /kɹuː/.
Glosses for this pair are partially populated in our dataset, but the full side-by-side definitions above should still guide you to the right choice.
With a confusion score of 47182, this pair ranks #121,488 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of care vs crew
Shared letters: cer. Private to "care": a. Private to "crew": w.
"care" · 4 letters · shape CVCV · "crew" · 4 letters · shape CCVC
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "care" and "crew" mean the same thing in a sentence?
Which is more common, "care" or "crew"?
What to do next
Eye-level mix-up between "care" and "crew" is sorted above. Next: full entries or other pairs that share a letter shape.
- Full dictionary entry for "care" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "crew" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #121,488 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "care" and "crew" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "CRA vs crew". Nearby pair
- Recorded mistypes exist for at least one side of this pair, useful when a spell-checker or OCR lands on the wrong form. See mistypes
Confusion rank #121,488 of 323,831 scored Spanish pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.