Which to use
“crime” and “crimen” are a confusable Spanish pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #33,514
- “crime” frequency rank
- #1,807
- “crimen” frequency rank
- 35321
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | crime | crimen |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Crimen. | Acción o negligencia que agravia el bienestar público o la moral o los intereses del estado y que esta legalmente prohibido. |
Where the eye mixes crime and crimen
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 5 letters in sequence. crime runs 5 letters (CCVCV) against crimen's 6 (CCVCVC) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.
Why the eye confuses crime with crimen
A purely visual mix-up. crime (/kʁim/) and crimen ([ˈkɾimẽn]) 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 extra letter(s) - “crime” sits inside “crimen”. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 35321, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
crime is recorded at frequency rank #33,514, classified as anoun, pronounced /kʁim/. crimen is at rank #1,807, tagged as anoun, pronounced [ˈkɾimẽn].
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 35321, this pair ranks #186,718 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of crime vs crimen
Shared letters: ceimr. Private to "crime": -. Private to "crimen": n.
"crime" · 5 letters · shape CCVCV · "crimen" · 6 letters · shape CCVCVC
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "crime" and "crimen" mean the same thing in a sentence?
Which is more common, "crime" or "crimen"?
What to do next
Pronunciation already separates them, if the page still looks alike, the dictionary links below settle it.
- Full dictionary entry for "crime" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "crimen" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #186,718 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "crime" and "crimen" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "comme vs crime". 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 #186,718 of 323,831 scored Spanish pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.