Which to use
“crane” is a noun and “crece” is a verb - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #39,140
- “crane” frequency rank
- #3,995
- “crece” frequency rank
- 43135
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | crane | crece |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Grulla. | Tercera persona del singular (él, ella, ello; usted, 2.ª persona) del presente de indicativo de crecer. |
Where the eye mixes crane and crece
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 3 letters in sequence. crane and crece follow the identical consonant-vowel pattern (CCVCV). Same shape at a glance is often the real trap, independent of shared letters.
Look-alike desk: crane vs crece
These two trip readers on the page rather than in the ear: crane is /kɹeɪn/ while crece is [ˈkɾese]. Spoken aloud the problem disappears. In writing it persists, because they share most of their letters but differ in 2 positions, and the parts of speech differ too (noun vs verb), which is usually the fastest check. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 43135, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
crane is recorded at frequency rank #39,140, classified as anoun, pronounced /kɹeɪn/. crece is at rank #3,995, tagged as averb, pronounced [ˈkɾese].
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 43135, this pair ranks #144,329 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of crane vs crece
Shared letters: cer. Private to "crane": an. Private to "crece": -.
"crane" · 5 letters · shape CCVCV · "crece" · 5 letters · shape CCVCV
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
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Useful next steps
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- Full dictionary entry for "crane" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "crece" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #144,329 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "crane" and "crece" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "cade vs crane". 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 #144,329 of 323,831 scored Spanish pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.