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“crónicas” and “crónicos” are a confusable Spanish pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.

#7,840
“crónicas” frequency rank
#33,517
“crónicos” frequency rank
41357
confusion score

Side-by-Side Comparison

Feature crónicas crónicos
Definition Forma del femenino plural de crónico. Forma del plural de crónico.

Where the eye mixes crónicas and crónicos

Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 7 letters in sequence. crónicas and crónicos follow the identical consonant-vowel pattern (CCVCVCVC). Same shape at a glance is often the real trap, independent of shared letters.

8 ch
crónicas
8 ch
crónicos

Look-alike desk: crónicas vs crónicos

A purely visual mix-up. crónicas ([ˈkɾonikas]) and crónicos ([ˈkɾonikos]) 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 a single letter - a in “crónicas” becomes o in “crónicos”. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 41357, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.

crónicas is recorded at frequency rank #7,840, classified as anadj, pronounced [ˈkɾonikas]. crónicos is at rank #33,517, tagged as anadj, pronounced [ˈkɾonikos].

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 41357, this pair ranks #154,097 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.

Orthographic DNA of crónicas vs crónicos

Shared letters: cinrsó. Private to "crónicas": a. Private to "crónicos": o.

"crónicas" · 8 letters · shape CCVCVCVC  ·  "crónicos" · 8 letters · shape CCVCVCVC

Frequently Asked Questions

Do "crónicas" and "crónicos" mean the same thing in a sentence?
No. They are said differently ([ˈkɾonikas] versus [ˈkɾonikos]) and carry different meanings; reading the sentence aloud is usually enough to catch the wrong one.
Which is more common, "crónicas" or "crónicos"?
"crónicas" is the more common of the two: it sits at frequency rank #7,840 in our Spanish list, against #33,517 for "crónicos". The two are close in frequency, so neither is a safe default; check the meaning rather than guessing.

Useful next steps

Pronunciation already separates them, if the page still looks alike, the dictionary links below settle it.

  • Full dictionary entry for "crónicas" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
  • Full dictionary entry for "crónicos" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
  • This pair ranks #154,097 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
  • "crónicas" and "crónicos" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "crónicos vs cronos". Nearby pair

Confusion rank #154,097 of 323,831 scored Spanish pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.

Source: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org) Structured Wiktionary extract

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list