Which to use
“cristal” and “cristales” are a confusable Spanish pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #4,147
- “cristal” frequency rank
- #8,638
- “cristales” frequency rank
- 12785
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | cristal | cristales |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Sustancia en la cual sus átomos o moléculas se encuentran ordenados espacialmente de acuerdo a un patrón específico y periódico. | Forma del plural de cristal. |
Where the eye mixes cristal and cristales
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 7 letters in sequence. cristal runs 7 letters (CCVCCVC) against cristales's 9 (CCVCCVCVC) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.
Look-alike desk: cristal vs cristales
A purely visual mix-up. cristal ([kɾisˈt̪al]) and cristales ([kɾisˈt̪ales]) 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 2 extra letter(s) - “cristal” sits inside “cristales”. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 12785, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
cristal is recorded at frequency rank #4,147, classified as anoun, pronounced [kɾisˈt̪al]. cristales is at rank #8,638, tagged as anoun, pronounced [kɾisˈt̪ales].
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 12785, this pair ranks #290,289 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.
Orthographic DNA of cristal vs cristales
Shared letters: acilrst. Private to "cristal": -. Private to "cristales": e.
"cristal" · 7 letters · shape CCVCCVC · "cristales" · 9 letters · shape CCVCCVCVC
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
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After this comparison
Eye-level mix-up between "cristal" and "cristales" is sorted above. Next: full entries or other pairs that share a letter shape.
- Full dictionary entry for "cristal" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "cristales" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #290,289 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "cristal" and "cristales" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "cristal vs Cristi". 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 #290,289 of 323,831 scored Spanish pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.