crecemosvscreemosConfusable pair

Which to use

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

#40,737
“crecemos” frequency rank
#2,650
“creemos” frequency rank
43387
confusion score

Side-by-Side Comparison

Feature crecemos creemos
Definition Primera persona del plural (nosotros, nosotras) del presente de indicativo de crecer. Primera persona del plural (nosotros, nosotras) del presente de subjuntivo de crear.

Where the eye mixes crecemos and creemos

Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 7 letters in sequence. crecemos runs 8 letters (CCVCVCVC) against creemos's 7 (CCVVCVC) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.

8 ch
crecemos
7 ch
creemos

Look-alike desk: crecemos vs creemos

A purely visual mix-up. crecemos ([kɾeˈsemos]) and creemos ([kɾeˈemos]) 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 43387, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.

crecemos is recorded at frequency rank #40,737, classified as averb, pronounced [kɾeˈsemos]. creemos is at rank #2,650, tagged as averb, pronounced [kɾeˈemos].

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 43387, this pair ranks #142,916 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.

Orthographic DNA of crecemos vs creemos

Shared letters: cemors. Private to "crecemos": -. Private to "creemos": -.

"crecemos" · 8 letters · shape CCVCVCVC  ·  "creemos" · 7 letters · shape CCVVCVC

Known mistypes of this pair

  • crecemosccrecemos · cercemos · crceemos · creccemos · crecemmos · crecemoss · crecemso · creceoms
  • creemosccreemos · ceremos · creemmos · creemoss · creemso · creeoms · cremeos · cremos

Frequently Asked Questions

Is swapping "crecemos" for "creemos" ever safe?
No. They are said differently ([kɾeˈsemos] versus [kɾeˈemos]) and carry different meanings; reading the sentence aloud is usually enough to catch the wrong one.
Frequency check: "crecemos" vs "creemos" - which ranks higher?
"creemos" is the more common of the two: it sits at frequency rank #2,650 in our Spanish list, against #40,737 for "crecemos". That is a wide gap, so in ordinary text the rarer spelling is the one worth double-checking.

After this comparison

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

  • Full dictionary entry for "crecemos" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
  • Full dictionary entry for "creemos" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
  • This pair ranks #142,916 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
  • "crecemos" and "creemos" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "crecemos vs creímos". 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 #142,916 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