climavscríaConfusable pair

Which to use

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

#1,974
“clima” frequency rank
#9,270
“cría” frequency rank
11244
confusion score

Side-by-Side Comparison

Feature clima cría
Definition Cúmulo de condiciones atmosféricas que caracterizan a las zonas geográficas. Acción o efecto de criar.

Where the eye mixes clima and cría

Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 2 letters in sequence.

5 ch
clima
4 ch
cría

Visual trap between clima and cría

A purely visual mix-up. clima ([ˈklima]) 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 differ by 1 letter(s) in length. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 11244, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.

clima is recorded at frequency rank #1,974, classified as anoun, pronounced [ˈklima]. 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 11244, this pair ranks #295,791 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.

Orthographic DNA of clima vs cría

Shared letters: ac. Private to "clima": ilm. Private to "cría": .

"clima" · 5 letters · shape CCVCV  ·  "cría" · 4 letters · shape CCVV

Known mistypes of this pair

  • climacclima · cilma · cliam · climma · cllima · clmia · lcima

Frequently Asked Questions

Do "clima" and "cría" mean the same thing in a sentence?
No. They are said differently ([ˈklima] versus [ˈkɾia]) and carry different meanings; reading the sentence aloud is usually enough to catch the wrong one.
Frequency check: "clima" vs "cría" - which ranks higher?
"clima" is the more common of the two: it sits at frequency rank #1,974 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

Visual near-miss handled. Browse the word pages or a neighbour when the next look-alike shows up.

  • Full dictionary entry for "clima" 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 #295,791 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
  • "clima" 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 #295,791 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