crudasvscrudoTell them apart

Which to use

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

#34,036
“crudas” frequency rank
#7,132
“crudo” frequency rank
41168
confusion score

Side-by-Side Comparison

Feature crudas crudo
Definition Forma del femenino plural de crudo. Se dice del alimento que no ha sido sometido a la acción del fuego o del calor, para obtener un alimento más fácil de digerir.

Where the eye mixes crudas and crudo

Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 4 letters in sequence. crudas runs 6 letters (CCVCVC) against crudo's 5 (CCVCV) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.

6 ch
crudas
5 ch
crudo

Look-alike desk: crudas vs crudo

A purely visual mix-up. crudas ([ˈkɾuð̞as]) and crudo ([ˈkɾuð̞o]) 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 letter(s) in length. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 41168, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.

crudas is recorded at frequency rank #34,036, classified as anadj, pronounced [ˈkɾuð̞as]. crudo is at rank #7,132, tagged as anadj, pronounced [ˈkɾuð̞o].

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 41168, this pair ranks #155,153 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.

Orthographic DNA of crudas vs crudo

Shared letters: cdru. Private to "crudas": as. Private to "crudo": o.

"crudas" · 6 letters · shape CCVCVC  ·  "crudo" · 5 letters · shape CCVCV

Known mistypes of this pair

  • crudas ← ccrudas · crduas · crrudas · cruads · crudass · cruddas · crudsa · curdas
  • crudo ← ccrudo · crduo · crrudo · cruddo · cruod · curdo · rcudo

Frequently Asked Questions

Is swapping "crudas" for "crudo" ever safe?
No. They are said differently ([ˈkɾuð̞as] versus [ˈkɾuð̞o]) and carry different meanings; reading the sentence aloud is usually enough to catch the wrong one.
Which is more common, "crudas" or "crudo"?
"crudo" is the more common of the two: it sits at frequency rank #7,132 in our Spanish list, against #34,036 for "crudas". The two are close in frequency, so neither is a safe default; check the meaning rather than guessing.

What to do next

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

  • Full dictionary entry for "crudas" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
  • Full dictionary entry for "crudo" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
  • This pair ranks #155,153 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
  • "crudas" and "crudo" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "credos vs crudas". 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 #155,153 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