Which to use
“crían” and “cruzan” are a confusable Spanish pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #30,409
- “crían” frequency rank
- #11,943
- “cruzan” frequency rank
- 42352
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | crían | cruzan |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Tercera persona del plural (ellos, ellas; ustedes, 2.ª persona) del presente de indicativo de criar o de criarse. | Tercera persona del plural (ellos, ellas; ustedes, 2.ª persona) del presente de indicativo de cruzar. |
Where the eye mixes crían and cruzan
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 4 letters in sequence. crían runs 5 letters (CCVVC) against cruzan's 6 (CCVCVC) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.
Look-alike desk: crían vs cruzan
A purely visual mix-up. crían ([ˈkɾiãn]) and cruzan ([ˈkɾusãn]) 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 42352, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
crían is recorded at frequency rank #30,409, classified as averb, pronounced [ˈkɾiãn]. cruzan is at rank #11,943, tagged as averb, pronounced [ˈkɾusãn].
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 42352, this pair ranks #148,705 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of crían vs cruzan
Shared letters: acnr. Private to "crían": í. Private to "cruzan": uz.
"crían" · 5 letters · shape CCVVC · "cruzan" · 6 letters · shape CCVCVC
Known mistypes of this pair
- cruzan ← ccruzan · crruzan · cruazn · cruzann · cruzna · cruzzan · crzuan · curzan
Frequently Asked Questions
Is swapping "crían" for "cruzan" ever safe?
Which is more common, "crían" or "cruzan"?
Useful next steps
Pronunciation already separates them, if the page still looks alike, the dictionary links below settle it.
- Full dictionary entry for "crían" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "cruzan" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #148,705 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "crían" and "cruzan" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "coin vs crían". 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 #148,705 of 323,831 scored Spanish pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.