creéisvscreíaConfusable pair

Which to use

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

#18,204
“creéis” frequency rank
#3,619
“creía” frequency rank
21823
confusion score

Side-by-Side Comparison

Feature creéis creía
Definition Segunda persona del plural (vosotros, vosotras) del presente de subjuntivo de crear. Primera persona del singular (yo) del pretérito imperfecto de indicativo de creer.

Where the eye mixes creéis and creía

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

6 ch
creéis
5 ch
creía

Visual trap between creéis and creía

A purely visual mix-up. creéis ([kɾeˈejs]) and creía ([kɾeˈia]) 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 21823, 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]. creía is at rank #3,619, tagged as averb, pronounced [kɾeˈia].

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 21823, this pair ranks #253,185 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.

Orthographic DNA of creéis vs creía

Shared letters: cer. Private to "creéis": isé. Private to "creía": .

"creéis" · 6 letters · shape CCVVVC  ·  "creía" · 5 letters · shape CCVVV

Frequently Asked Questions

Do "creéis" and "creía" mean the same thing in a sentence?
No. They are said differently ([kɾeˈejs] versus [kɾeˈia]) and carry different meanings; reading the sentence aloud is usually enough to catch the wrong one.
Which is more common, "creéis" or "creía"?
"creía" is the more common of the two: it sits at frequency rank #3,619 in our Spanish list, against #18,204 for "creéis". The two are close in frequency, so neither is a safe default; check the meaning rather than guessing.

Useful next steps

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 "creía" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
  • This pair ranks #253,185 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
  • "creéis" and "creía" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "creéis vs creeré". Nearby pair

Confusion rank #253,185 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