Which to use
“cree” is an adjective and “crees” is a verb - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #842
- “cree” frequency rank
- #1,441
- “crees” frequency rank
- 2283
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | cree | crees |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Perteneciente o relativo a una etnia amerindia, nativa de la región de los Grandes Lagos en Norteamérica, históricamente cazadores de la fauna subártica y secundariamente recolectores. | Segunda persona del singular (tú) del presente de subjuntivo de crear. |
Where the eye mixes cree and crees
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 4 letters in sequence.
Visual trap between cree and crees
These two trip readers on the page rather than in the ear: cree is [ˈkɾee] while crees is [ˈkɾees]. Spoken aloud the problem disappears. In writing it persists, because they differ by 1 extra letter(s) - “cree” sits inside “crees”, and the parts of speech differ too (adjective vs verb), which is usually the fastest check. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 2283, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
cree is recorded at frequency rank #842, classified as anadj, pronounced [ˈkɾee]. crees is at rank #1,441, tagged as averb, pronounced [ˈkɾees].
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 2283, this pair ranks #320,625 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.
Orthographic DNA of cree vs crees
Shared letters: cer. Private to "cree": -. Private to "crees": s.
"cree" · 4 letters · shape CCVV · "crees" · 5 letters · shape CCVVC
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "cree" and "crees" mean the same thing in a sentence?
In ordinary Spanish text, does "cree" or "crees" show up more?
What to do next
Pronunciation already separates them, if the page still looks alike, the dictionary links below settle it.
- Full dictionary entry for "cree" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "crees" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #320,625 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "cree" and "crees" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "creeré vs crees". 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 #320,625 of 323,831 scored Spanish pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.