creáisvscrearWhich spelling fits?

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

#44,082
“creáis” frequency rank
#820
“crear” frequency rank
44902
confusion score

Side-by-Side Comparison

Feature creáis crear
Definition Segunda persona del plural (vosotros, vosotras) del presente de indicativo de crear. Producir algo que antes no existía; generar la existencia de algo o de alguien.

Where the eye mixes creáis and crear

Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 3 letters in sequence. creáis runs 6 letters (CCVVVC) against crear's 5 (CCVVC) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.

6 ch
creáis
5 ch
crear

Visual trap between creáis and crear

A purely visual mix-up. creáis ([kɾeˈajs]) and crear ([kɾeˈaɾ]) 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 44902, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.

creáis is recorded at frequency rank #44,082, classified as averb, pronounced [kɾeˈajs]. crear is at rank #820, tagged as averb, pronounced [kɾeˈaɾ].

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 44902, this pair ranks #134,463 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.

Orthographic DNA of creáis vs crear

Shared letters: cer. Private to "creáis": isá. Private to "crear": a.

"creáis" · 6 letters · shape CCVVVC  ·  "crear" · 5 letters · shape CCVVC

Known mistypes of this pair

  • crear ← ccrear · cerar · craer · crearr · crera · crrear · rcear

Frequently Asked Questions

Can "creáis" and "crear" be used interchangeably?
No. They are said differently ([kɾeˈajs] versus [kɾeˈaɾ]) and carry different meanings; reading the sentence aloud is usually enough to catch the wrong one.
Frequency check: "creáis" vs "crear" - which ranks higher?
"crear" is the more common of the two: it sits at frequency rank #820 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.

After this comparison

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

  • Full dictionary entry for "creáis" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
  • Full dictionary entry for "crear" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
  • This pair ranks #134,463 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
  • "creáis" and "crear" 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 #134,463 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