creéisvscreesWhat's the difference?

Which to use

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

#18,204
“creéis” frequency rank
#1,441
“crees” frequency rank
19645
confusion score

Side-by-Side Comparison

Feature creéis crees
Definition Segunda persona del plural (vosotros, vosotras) del presente de subjuntivo de crear. Segunda persona del singular (tú) del presente de subjuntivo de crear.

Where the eye mixes creéis and crees

Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 4 letters in sequence.

6 ch
creéis
5 ch
crees

Look-alike desk: creéis vs crees

A purely visual mix-up. creéis ([kɾeˈejs]) and crees ([ˈkɾees]) 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 19645, 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]. 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 19645, this pair ranks #262,849 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.

Orthographic DNA of creéis vs crees

Shared letters: cers. Private to "creéis": . Private to "crees": -.

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

Known mistypes of this pair

  • creesccrees · creess · cres · crese · crrees · rcees

Frequently Asked Questions

Do "creéis" and "crees" mean the same thing in a sentence?
No. They are said differently ([kɾeˈejs] versus [ˈkɾees]) and carry different meanings; reading the sentence aloud is usually enough to catch the wrong one.
Which is more common, "creéis" or "crees"?
"crees" is the more common of the two: it sits at frequency rank #1,441 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.

Useful next steps

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

  • Full dictionary entry for "creéis" 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 #262,849 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
  • "creéis" and "crees" 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 #262,849 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