Which to use
“crane” is a noun and “crían” is a verb - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #39,140
- “crane” frequency rank
- #30,409
- “crían” frequency rank
- 69549
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | crane | crían |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Grulla. | Tercera persona del plural (ellos, ellas; ustedes, 2.ª persona) del presente de indicativo de criar o de criarse. |
Where the eye mixes crane and crían
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 4 letters in sequence.
Visual trap between crane and crían
These two trip readers on the page rather than in the ear: crane is /kɹeɪn/ while crían is [ˈkɾiãn]. Spoken aloud the problem disappears. In writing it persists, because they share most of their letters but differ in 3 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 69549, 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/. 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 69549, this pair ranks #31,753 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs - among the most confusable pairs.
Orthographic DNA of crane vs crían
Shared letters: acnr. Private to "crane": e. Private to "crían": í.
"crane" · 5 letters · shape CCVCV · "crían" · 5 letters · shape CCVVC
Known mistypes of this pair
- crane ← ccrane · cranne · crnae · crrane · rcane
Frequently Asked Questions
Is swapping "crane" for "crían" ever safe?
Frequency check: "crane" vs "crían" - which ranks higher?
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 "crane" 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 #31,753 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "crane" and "crían" 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 #31,753 of 323,831 scored Spanish pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.