creasvscreíWhich spelling fits?

Which to use

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

#5,192
“creas” frequency rank
#6,047
“creí” frequency rank
11239
confusion score

Side-by-Side Comparison

Feature creas creí
Definition Segunda persona del singular (tú) del presente de indicativo de crear. Primera persona del singular (yo) del pretérito perfecto simple de indicativo de creer o de creerse.

Where the eye mixes creas and creí

Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 3 letters in sequence.

5 ch
creas
4 ch
creí

Why the eye confuses creas with creí

A purely visual mix-up. creas ([ˈkɾeas]) and creí ([kɾeˈi]) 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 11239, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.

creas is recorded at frequency rank #5,192, classified as averb, pronounced [ˈkɾeas]. creí is at rank #6,047, tagged as averb, pronounced [kɾeˈi].

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 11239, this pair ranks #295,812 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.

Orthographic DNA of creas vs creí

Shared letters: cer. Private to "creas": as. Private to "creí": í.

"creas" · 5 letters · shape CCVVC  ·  "creí" · 4 letters · shape CCVV

Known mistypes of this pair

  • creasccreas · ceras · craes · creass · cresa · crreas · rceas

Frequently Asked Questions

Is swapping "creas" for "creí" ever safe?
No. They are said differently ([ˈkɾeas] versus [kɾeˈi]) and carry different meanings; reading the sentence aloud is usually enough to catch the wrong one.
Frequency check: "creas" vs "creí" - which ranks higher?
"creas" is the more common of the two: it sits at frequency rank #5,192 in our Spanish list, against #6,047 for "creí". The two are close in frequency, so neither is a safe default; check the meaning rather than guessing.

After this comparison

Pronunciation already separates them, if the page still looks alike, the dictionary links below settle it.

  • Full dictionary entry for "creas" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
  • Full dictionary entry for "creí" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
  • This pair ranks #295,812 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
  • "creas" and "creí" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "cojas vs creas". 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 #295,812 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