Which to use
“creímos” and “cremas” are a confusable Spanish pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #31,730
- “creímos” frequency rank
- #24,083
- “cremas” frequency rank
- 55813
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | creímos | cremas |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Primera persona del plural (nosotros, nosotras) del pretérito perfecto simple de indicativo de creer o de creerse. | Segunda persona del singular (tú) del presente de indicativo de cremar. |
Where the eye mixes creímos and cremas
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 5 letters in sequence. creímos runs 7 letters (CCVVCVC) against cremas's 6 (CCVCVC) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.
Look-alike desk: creímos vs cremas
A purely visual mix-up. creímos ([kɾeˈimos]) and cremas ([ˈkɾemas]) 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 55813, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
creímos is recorded at frequency rank #31,730, classified as averb, pronounced [kɾeˈimos]. cremas is at rank #24,083, tagged as averb, pronounced [ˈkɾemas].
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 55813, this pair ranks #77,234 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs - among the most confusable pairs.
Orthographic DNA of creímos vs cremas
Shared letters: cemrs. Private to "creímos": oí. Private to "cremas": a.
"creímos" · 7 letters · shape CCVVCVC · "cremas" · 6 letters · shape CCVCVC
Known mistypes of this pair
- cremas ← ccremas · cermas · creams · cremass · cremmas · cremsa · crmeas · crremas
Frequently Asked Questions
Is swapping "creímos" for "cremas" ever safe?
Frequency check: "creímos" vs "cremas" - which ranks higher?
Useful next steps
Eye-level mix-up between "creímos" and "cremas" is sorted above. Next: full entries or other pairs that share a letter shape.
- Full dictionary entry for "creímos" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "cremas" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #77,234 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "creímos" and "cremas" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "cogimos vs creímos". 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 #77,234 of 323,831 scored Spanish pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.