Which to use
“cortados” and “criados” are a confusable Spanish pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #21,955
- “cortados” frequency rank
- #17,655
- “criados” frequency rank
- 39610
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | cortados | criados |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Forma del plural de cortado, participio de cortar o de cortarse. | Forma del plural de criado, participio de criar o de criarse. |
Where the eye mixes cortados and criados
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 6 letters in sequence. cortados runs 8 letters (CVCCVCVC) against criados's 7 (CCVVCVC) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.
Visual trap between cortados and criados
A purely visual mix-up. cortados ([koɾˈt̪að̞os]) and criados ([ˈkɾjað̞os]) 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 39610, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
cortados is recorded at frequency rank #21,955, classified as aparticiple, pronounced [koɾˈt̪að̞os]. criados is at rank #17,655, tagged as aparticiple, pronounced [ˈkɾjað̞os].
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 39610, this pair ranks #163,596 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of cortados vs criados
Shared letters: acdors. Private to "cortados": t. Private to "criados": i.
"cortados" · 8 letters · shape CVCCVCVC · "criados" · 7 letters · shape CCVVCVC
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "cortados" and "criados" mean the same thing in a sentence?
In ordinary Spanish text, does "cortados" or "criados" show up more?
What to do next
Eye-level mix-up between "cortados" and "criados" is sorted above. Next: full entries or other pairs that share a letter shape.
- Full dictionary entry for "cortados" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "criados" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #163,596 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "cortados" and "criados" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "cortador vs cortados". 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 #163,596 of 323,831 scored Spanish pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.