Which to use
“crime” and “críos” are a confusable Spanish pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #33,514
- “crime” frequency rank
- #35,441
- “críos” frequency rank
- 68955
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | crime | críos |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Crimen. | Forma del plural de crío. |
Where the eye mixes crime and críos
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 2 letters in sequence. crime (CCVCV) and críos (CCVVC) run the same length but a different consonant-vowel pattern - the shape difference is usually the fastest tell.
Why the eye confuses crime with críos
A purely visual mix-up. crime (/kʁim/) and críos ([ˈkɾios]) are said differently, so reading them aloud is the quickest way to catch the wrong one. On the page they stay close: they share most of their letters but differ in 3 positions. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 68955, 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/. críos is at rank #35,441, tagged as anoun, pronounced [ˈkɾios].
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 68955, this pair ranks #33,211 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs - among the most confusable pairs.
Orthographic DNA of crime vs críos
Shared letters: cr. Private to "crime": eim. Private to "críos": osí.
"crime" · 5 letters · shape CCVCV · "críos" · 5 letters · shape CCVVC
Known mistypes of this pair
- crime ← ccrime · cirme · criem · crimme · crmie · crrime · rcime
Frequently Asked Questions
Can "crime" and "críos" be used interchangeably?
Which is more common, "crime" or "críos"?
Useful next steps
Eye-level mix-up between "crime" and "críos" is sorted above. Next: full entries or other pairs that share a letter shape.
- Full dictionary entry for "crime" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "críos" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #33,211 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "crime" and "críos" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "críos vs cronos". 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 #33,211 of 323,831 scored Spanish pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.