Which to use
“citan” and “crían” are a confusable Spanish pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #15,308
- “citan” frequency rank
- #30,409
- “crían” frequency rank
- 45717
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | citan | crían |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Tercera persona del plural (ellos, ellas; ustedes, 2.ª persona) del presente de indicativo de citar o de citarse. | Tercera persona del plural (ellos, ellas; ustedes, 2.ª persona) del presente de indicativo de criar o de criarse. |
Where the eye mixes citan and crían
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 3 letters in sequence.
Visual trap between citan and crían
A purely visual mix-up. citan ([ˈsit̪ãn]) and crían ([ˈkɾiãn]) 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 2 positions. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 45717, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
citan is recorded at frequency rank #15,308, classified as averb, pronounced [ˈsit̪ãn]. crían is at rank #30,409, tagged as averb, pronounced [ˈkɾiãn].
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 45717, this pair ranks #129,822 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of citan vs crían
Shared letters: acn. Private to "citan": it. Private to "crían": rí.
"citan" · 5 letters · shape CVCVC · "crían" · 5 letters · shape CCVVC
Known mistypes of this pair
- citan ← ccitan · ciatn · citann · cittan · ctian · ictan · sitan
Frequently Asked Questions
Is swapping "citan" for "crían" ever safe?
Frequency check: "citan" vs "crían" - which ranks higher?
Useful next steps
Pronunciation already separates them, if the page still looks alike, the dictionary links below settle it.
- Full dictionary entry for "citan" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "crían" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #129,822 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "citan" and "crían" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "coin vs crían". 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 #129,822 of 323,831 scored Spanish pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.