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Which to use

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

#1,720
“creado” frequency rank
#44,082
“creáis” frequency rank
45802
confusion score

Side-by-Side Comparison

Feature creado creáis
Definition Participio de crear. Segunda persona del plural (vosotros, vosotras) del presente de indicativo de crear.

Where the eye mixes creado and creáis

Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 3 letters in sequence. creado (CCVVCV) and creáis (CCVVVC) run the same length but a different consonant-vowel pattern - the shape difference is usually the fastest tell.

6 ch
creado
6 ch
creáis

Visual trap between creado and creáis

A purely visual mix-up. creado ([kɾeˈað̞o]) and creáis ([kɾeˈajs]) 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 3 positions. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 45802, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.

creado is recorded at frequency rank #1,720, classified as averb, pronounced [kɾeˈað̞o]. creáis is at rank #44,082, tagged as averb, pronounced [kɾeˈajs].

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 45802, this pair ranks #129,369 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.

Orthographic DNA of creado vs creáis

Shared letters: cer. Private to "creado": ado. Private to "creáis": isá.

"creado" · 6 letters · shape CCVVCV  ·  "creáis" · 6 letters · shape CCVVVC

Known mistypes of this pair

  • creado ← ccreado · cerado · craedo · creaddo · creaod · credao · crreado · rceado

Frequently Asked Questions

Do "creado" and "creáis" mean the same thing in a sentence?
No. They are said differently ([kɾeˈað̞o] versus [kɾeˈajs]) and carry different meanings; reading the sentence aloud is usually enough to catch the wrong one.
Frequency check: "creado" vs "creáis" - which ranks higher?
"creado" is the more common of the two: it sits at frequency rank #1,720 in our Spanish list, against #44,082 for "creáis". That is a wide gap, so in ordinary text the rarer spelling is the one worth double-checking.

What to do next

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  • Full dictionary entry for "creado" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
  • Full dictionary entry for "creáis" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
  • This pair ranks #129,369 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
  • "creado" and "creáis" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "Celis vs creáis". 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 #129,369 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