Which to use
“crecimos” and “creció” are a confusable Spanish pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #31,728
- “crecimos” frequency rank
- #5,939
- “creció” frequency rank
- 37667
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | crecimos | creció |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Primera persona del plural (nosotros, nosotras) del pretérito perfecto simple de indicativo de crecer. | Tercera persona del singular (él, ella, ello; usted, 2.ª persona) del pretérito perfecto simple de indicativo de crecer. |
Where the eye mixes crecimos and creció
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 5 letters in sequence. crecimos runs 8 letters (CCVCVCVC) against creció's 6 (CCVCVV) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.
Look-alike desk: crecimos vs creció
A purely visual mix-up. crecimos ([kɾeˈsimos]) and creció ([kɾeˈsjo]) 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 2 letter(s) in length. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 37667, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
crecimos is recorded at frequency rank #31,728, classified as averb, pronounced [kɾeˈsimos]. creció is at rank #5,939, tagged as averb, pronounced [kɾeˈsjo].
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 37667, this pair ranks #174,110 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of crecimos vs creció
Shared letters: ceir. Private to "crecimos": mos. Private to "creció": ó.
"crecimos" · 8 letters · shape CCVCVCVC · "creció" · 6 letters · shape CCVCVV
Known mistypes of this pair
- crecimos ← ccrecimos · cercimos · crceimos · creccimos · crecimmos · crecimoss · crecimso · crecioms
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "crecimos" and "creció" mean the same thing in a sentence?
Which is more common, "crecimos" or "creció"?
Useful next steps
Eye-level mix-up between "crecimos" and "creció" is sorted above. Next: full entries or other pairs that share a letter shape.
- Full dictionary entry for "crecimos" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "creció" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #174,110 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "crecimos" and "creció" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "crecemos vs crecimos". 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 #174,110 of 323,831 scored Spanish pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.