Which to use
“crew” and “cue” are a confusable Spanish pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #28,707
- “crew” frequency rank
- #35,969
- “cue” frequency rank
- 64676
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | crew | cue |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Tripulación. | Señal que se emplea para marcar el inicio de una acción. |
Where the eye mixes crew and cue
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 2 letters in sequence.
Look-alike desk: crew vs cue
A purely visual mix-up. crew (/kɹuː/) and cue (/kjuː/) 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 64676, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
crew is recorded at frequency rank #28,707, classified as anoun, pronounced /kɹuː/. cue is at rank #35,969, tagged as anoun, pronounced /kjuː/.
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 64676, this pair ranks #44,908 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs - among the most confusable pairs.
Orthographic DNA of crew vs cue
Shared letters: ce. Private to "crew": rw. Private to "cue": u.
"crew" · 4 letters · shape CCVC · "cue" · 3 letters · shape CVV
Known mistypes of this pair
- crew ← ccrew · cerw · creww · crrew · crwe · rcew
Frequently Asked Questions
Is swapping "crew" for "cue" ever safe?
Frequency check: "crew" vs "cue" - which ranks higher?
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 "crew" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "cue" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #44,908 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "crew" and "cue" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "cuc vs cue". 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 #44,908 of 323,831 scored Spanish pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.