copanvscríanWhat's the difference?

Which to use

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

#44,662
“copan” frequency rank
#30,409
“crían” frequency rank
75071
confusion score

Side-by-Side Comparison

Feature copan crían
Definition Tercera persona del plural (ellos, ellas; ustedes, 2.ª persona) del presente de indicativo de copar o de coparse. Tercera persona del plural (ellos, ellas; ustedes, 2.ª persona) del presente de indicativo de criar o de criarse.

Where the eye mixes copan and crían

Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 3 letters in sequence.

5 ch
copan
5 ch
crían

Look-alike desk: copan vs crían

A purely visual mix-up. copan ([ˈkopãn]) 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 75071, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.

copan is recorded at frequency rank #44,662, classified as averb, pronounced [ˈkopãn]. 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 75071, this pair ranks #20,238 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs - among the most confusable pairs.

Orthographic DNA of copan vs crían

Shared letters: acn. Private to "copan": op. Private to "crían": .

"copan" · 5 letters · shape CVCVC  ·  "crían" · 5 letters · shape CCVVC

Known mistypes of this pair

  • copanccopan · coapn · copann · copna · coppan · cpoan · ocpan

Frequently Asked Questions

Can "copan" and "crían" be used interchangeably?
No. They are said differently ([ˈkopãn] versus [ˈkɾiãn]) and carry different meanings; reading the sentence aloud is usually enough to catch the wrong one.
In ordinary Spanish text, does "copan" or "crían" show up more?
"crían" is the more common of the two: it sits at frequency rank #30,409 in our Spanish list, against #44,662 for "copan". The two are close in frequency, so neither is a safe default; check the meaning rather than guessing.

Useful next steps

Eye-level mix-up between "copan" and "crían" is sorted above. Next: full entries or other pairs that share a letter shape.

  • Full dictionary entry for "copan" 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 #20,238 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
  • "copan" and "crían" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "coin vs copan". 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 #20,238 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