Which to use
“crees” and “creyó” are a confusable Spanish pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #1,441
- “crees” frequency rank
- #8,244
- “creyó” frequency rank
- 9685
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | crees | creyó |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Segunda persona del singular (tú) del presente de subjuntivo de crear. | Tercera persona del singular (él, ella, ello; usted, 2.ª persona) del pretérito perfecto simple de indicativo de creer o de creerse. |
Where the eye mixes crees and creyó
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 3 letters in sequence.
Look-alike desk: crees vs creyó
A purely visual mix-up. crees ([ˈkɾees]) and creyó ([kɾeˈʝo]) are said differently, so reading them aloud is the quickest way to catch the wrong one. On the page they stay close: they share most of their letters but differ in 2 positions. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 9685, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
crees is recorded at frequency rank #1,441, classified as averb, pronounced [ˈkɾees]. creyó is at rank #8,244, tagged as averb, pronounced [kɾeˈʝo].
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 9685, this pair ranks #301,148 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.
Orthographic DNA of crees vs creyó
Shared letters: cer. Private to "crees": s. Private to "creyó": yó.
"crees" · 5 letters · shape CCVVC · "creyó" · 5 letters · shape CCVVV
Known mistypes of this pair
- crees ← ccrees · creess · cres · crese · crrees · rcees
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "crees" and "creyó" mean the same thing in a sentence?
Frequency check: "crees" vs "creyó" - which ranks higher?
Useful next steps
Eye-level mix-up between "crees" and "creyó" is sorted above. Next: full entries or other pairs that share a letter shape.
- Full dictionary entry for "crees" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "creyó" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #301,148 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "crees" and "creyó" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "cedo vs creyó". 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 #301,148 of 323,831 scored Spanish pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.