Which to use
“creces” is a noun and “crueles” is an adjective - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #16,303
- “creces” frequency rank
- #13,878
- “crueles” frequency rank
- 30181
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | creces | crueles |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Devolución del préstamo hecho a panaderos, agricultores etc. en especie con unos intereses (generalmente bajos) llamados creces. | Forma del plural de cruel. |
Where the eye mixes creces and crueles
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 5 letters in sequence. creces runs 6 letters (CCVCVC) against crueles's 7 (CCVVCVC) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.
Look-alike desk: creces vs crueles
These two trip readers on the page rather than in the ear: creces is [ˈkɾeses] while crueles is [ˈkɾweles]. Spoken aloud the problem disappears. In writing it persists, because they differ by 1 letter(s) in length, and the parts of speech differ too (noun vs adjective), which is usually the fastest check. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 30181, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
creces is recorded at frequency rank #16,303, classified as anoun, pronounced [ˈkɾeses]. crueles is at rank #13,878, tagged as anadj, pronounced [ˈkɾweles].
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 30181, this pair ranks #213,259 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of creces vs crueles
Shared letters: cers. Private to "creces": -. Private to "crueles": lu.
"creces" · 6 letters · shape CCVCVC · "crueles" · 7 letters · shape CCVVCVC
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Is swapping "creces" for "crueles" ever safe?
In ordinary Spanish text, does "creces" or "crueles" show up more?
What to do next
Eye-level mix-up between "creces" and "crueles" is sorted above. Next: full entries or other pairs that share a letter shape.
- Full dictionary entry for "creces" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "crueles" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #213,259 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "creces" and "crueles" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "crueles vs curules". 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 #213,259 of 323,831 scored Spanish pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.