Which to use
“crían” and “cuidan” are a confusable Spanish pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #30,409
- “crían” frequency rank
- #15,335
- “cuidan” frequency rank
- 45744
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | crían | cuidan |
|---|---|---|
| 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 cuidar o de cuidarse. |
Where the eye mixes crían and cuidan
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 3 letters in sequence.
Look-alike desk: crían vs cuidan
A purely visual mix-up. crían ([ˈkɾiãn]) and cuidan ([ˈkwið̞ãn]) 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 45744, 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]. cuidan is at rank #15,335, tagged as averb, pronounced [ˈkwið̞ãn].
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 45744, this pair ranks #129,659 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of crían vs cuidan
Shared letters: acn. Private to "crían": rí. Private to "cuidan": diu.
"crían" · 5 letters · shape CCVVC · "cuidan" · 6 letters · shape CVVCVC
Known mistypes of this pair
- cuidan ← ccuidan · ciudan · cudian · cuiadn · cuidann · cuiddan · cuidna · ucidan
Frequently Asked Questions
Is swapping "crían" for "cuidan" ever safe?
In ordinary Spanish text, does "crían" or "cuidan" show up more?
What to do next
Eye-level mix-up between "crían" and "cuidan" is sorted above. Next: full entries or other pairs that share a letter shape.
- Full dictionary entry for "crían" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "cuidan" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #129,659 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "crían" and "cuidan" 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 #129,659 of 323,831 scored Spanish pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.