Which to use
“crush” is a noun and “cruzo” is a verb - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #28,308
- “crush” frequency rank
- #24,450
- “cruzo” frequency rank
- 52758
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | crush | cruzo |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Persona que es el objeto de enamoramiento, con la que aún no se sale o no se tiene citas. | Primera persona del singular (yo) del presente de indicativo de cruzar. |
Where the eye mixes crush and cruzo
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 3 letters in sequence. crush (CCVCC) and cruzo (CCVCV) run the same length but a different consonant-vowel pattern - the shape difference is usually the fastest tell.
Why the eye confuses crush with cruzo
These two trip readers on the page rather than in the ear: crush is [ˈkɾuʃ] while cruzo is [ˈkɾuso]. Spoken aloud the problem disappears. In writing it persists, because they share most of their letters but differ in 2 positions, and the parts of speech differ too (noun vs verb), which is usually the fastest check. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 52758, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
crush is recorded at frequency rank #28,308, classified as anoun, pronounced [ˈkɾuʃ]. cruzo is at rank #24,450, tagged as averb, pronounced [ˈkɾuso].
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 52758, this pair ranks #91,153 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of crush vs cruzo
Shared letters: cru. Private to "crush": hs. Private to "cruzo": oz.
"crush" · 5 letters · shape CCVCC · "cruzo" · 5 letters · shape CCVCV
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Can "crush" and "cruzo" be used interchangeably?
Frequency check: "crush" vs "cruzo" - which ranks higher?
What to do next
Eye-level mix-up between "crush" and "cruzo" is sorted above. Next: full entries or other pairs that share a letter shape.
- Full dictionary entry for "crush" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "cruzo" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #91,153 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "crush" and "cruzo" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "cruzo vs curo". 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 #91,153 of 323,831 scored Spanish pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.