creéisvscreenConfusable pair

Which to use

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

#18,204
“creéis” frequency rank
#1,239
“creen” frequency rank
19443
confusion score

Side-by-Side Comparison

Feature creéis creen
Definition Segunda persona del plural (vosotros, vosotras) del presente de subjuntivo de crear. Tercera persona del plural (ellos, ellas; ustedes, 2.ª persona) del presente de indicativo de creer o de creerse.

Where the eye mixes creéis and creen

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

6 ch
creéis
5 ch
creen

Look-alike desk: creéis vs creen

A purely visual mix-up. creéis ([kɾeˈejs]) and creen ([ˈkɾeẽn]) 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 19443, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.

creéis is recorded at frequency rank #18,204, classified as averb, pronounced [kɾeˈejs]. creen is at rank #1,239, tagged as averb, pronounced [ˈkɾeẽn].

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 19443, this pair ranks #263,726 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.

Orthographic DNA of creéis vs creen

Shared letters: cer. Private to "creéis": isé. Private to "creen": n.

"creéis" · 6 letters · shape CCVVVC  ·  "creen" · 5 letters · shape CCVVC

Known mistypes of this pair

  • creenccreen · ceren · creenn · cren · crene · crreen · rceen

Frequently Asked Questions

Do "creéis" and "creen" mean the same thing in a sentence?
No. They are said differently ([kɾeˈejs] versus [ˈkɾeẽn]) and carry different meanings; reading the sentence aloud is usually enough to catch the wrong one.
Which is more common, "creéis" or "creen"?
"creen" is the more common of the two: it sits at frequency rank #1,239 in our Spanish list, against #18,204 for "creéis". That is a wide gap, so in ordinary text the rarer spelling is the one worth double-checking.

What to do next

Visual near-miss handled. Browse the word pages or a neighbour when the next look-alike shows up.

  • Full dictionary entry for "creéis" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
  • Full dictionary entry for "creen" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
  • This pair ranks #263,726 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
  • "creéis" and "creen" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "creéis vs creeré". 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 #263,726 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