clicvscríaTell them apart

Which to use

“clic” and “cría” are a confusable Spanish pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.

#8,927
“clic” frequency rank
#9,270
“cría” frequency rank
18197
confusion score

Side-by-Side Comparison

Feature clic cría
Definition Sonido producido al accionar algunos tipos de mecanismos. Acción o efecto de criar.

Where the eye mixes clic and cría

Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 1 letter in sequence.

4 ch
clic
4 ch
cría

Look-alike desk: clic vs cría

A purely visual mix-up. clic ([ˈklik]) and cría ([ˈkɾia]) 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 18197, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.

clic is recorded at frequency rank #8,927, classified as anoun, pronounced [ˈklik]. cría is at rank #9,270, tagged as anoun, pronounced [ˈkɾia].

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 18197, this pair ranks #268,917 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.

Orthographic DNA of clic vs cría

Shared letters: c. Private to "clic": il. Private to "cría": arí.

"clic" · 4 letters · shape CCVC  ·  "cría" · 4 letters · shape CCVV

Known mistypes of this pair

  • cliccclic · cilc · clci · clicc · cllic · lcic

Frequently Asked Questions

Can "clic" and "cría" be used interchangeably?
No. They are said differently ([ˈklik] versus [ˈkɾia]) and carry different meanings; reading the sentence aloud is usually enough to catch the wrong one.
Frequency check: "clic" vs "cría" - which ranks higher?
"clic" is the more common of the two: it sits at frequency rank #8,927 in our Spanish list, against #9,270 for "cría". The two are close in frequency, so neither is a safe default; check the meaning rather than guessing.

After this comparison

Pronunciation already separates them, if the page still looks alike, the dictionary links below settle it.

  • Full dictionary entry for "clic" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
  • Full dictionary entry for "cría" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
  • This pair ranks #268,917 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
  • "clic" and "cría" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "coin vs cría". 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 #268,917 of 323,831 scored Spanish pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list