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

#7,132
“crudo” frequency rank
#24,084
“crudos” frequency rank
31216
confusion score

Side-by-Side Comparison

Feature crudo crudos
Definition 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. Forma del plural de crudo.

Where the eye mixes crudo and crudos

Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 5 letters in sequence.

5 ch
crudo
6 ch
crudos

Visual trap between crudo and crudos

A purely visual mix-up. crudo ([ˈkɾuð̞o]) and crudos ([ˈkɾuð̞os]) 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 extra letter(s) - “crudo” sits inside “crudos”. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 31216, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.

crudo is recorded at frequency rank #7,132, classified as anadj, pronounced [ˈkɾuð̞o]. crudos is at rank #24,084, tagged as anadj, pronounced [ˈkɾuð̞os].

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 31216, this pair ranks #208,190 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.

Orthographic DNA of crudo vs crudos

Shared letters: cdoru. Private to "crudo": -. Private to "crudos": s.

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

Known mistypes of this pair

  • crudoccrudo · crduo · crrudo · cruddo · cruod · curdo · rcudo
  • crudosccrudos · crduos · crrudos · cruddos · crudoss · crudso · cruods · curdos

Frequently Asked Questions

Is swapping "crudo" for "crudos" ever safe?
No. They are said differently ([ˈkɾuð̞o] versus [ˈkɾuð̞os]) and carry different meanings; reading the sentence aloud is usually enough to catch the wrong one.
Which is more common, "crudo" or "crudos"?
"crudo" is the more common of the two: it sits at frequency rank #7,132 in our Spanish list, against #24,084 for "crudos". The two are close in frequency, so neither is a safe default; check the meaning rather than guessing.

What to do next

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  • Full dictionary entry for "crudo" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
  • Full dictionary entry for "crudos" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
  • This pair ranks #208,190 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
  • "crudo" and "crudos" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "cronos vs crudos". 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 #208,190 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