Which to use
“cross” and “crush” are a confusable Spanish pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #13,877
- “cross” frequency rank
- #28,308
- “crush” frequency rank
- 42185
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | cross | crush |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Golpe similar al gancho, pero hecho de forma más recta. Es considerado el golpe más potente. | Persona que es el objeto de enamoramiento, con la que aún no se sale o no se tiene citas. |
Where the eye mixes cross and crush
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 3 letters in sequence.
Look-alike desk: cross vs crush
A purely visual mix-up. cross ([ˈkɾos]) and crush ([ˈkɾuʃ]) 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 2 positions. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 42185, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
cross is recorded at frequency rank #13,877, classified as anoun, pronounced [ˈkɾos]. crush is at rank #28,308, tagged as anoun, pronounced [ˈkɾuʃ].
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 42185, this pair ranks #149,650 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of cross vs crush
Shared letters: crs. Private to "cross": o. Private to "crush": hu.
"cross" · 5 letters · shape CCVCC · "crush" · 5 letters · shape CCVCC
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Is swapping "cross" for "crush" ever safe?
In ordinary Spanish text, does "cross" or "crush" show up more?
What to do next
Eye-level mix-up between "cross" and "crush" is sorted above. Next: full entries or other pairs that share a letter shape.
- Full dictionary entry for "cross" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "crush" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #149,650 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "cross" and "crush" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "craso vs crush". 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 #149,650 of 323,831 scored Spanish pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.