Which to use
“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.
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
Frequently Asked Questions
Is swapping "crudo" for "crudos" ever safe?
Which is more common, "crudo" or "crudos"?
What to do next
Visual near-miss handled. Browse the word pages or a neighbour when the next look-alike shows up.
- 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.