Which to use
“cruzada” is a noun and “cruzadas” is an adjective - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #9,435
- “cruzada” frequency rank
- #16,804
- “cruzadas” frequency rank
- 26239
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | cruzada | cruzadas |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Lucha o guerra encarnizada movida por unos ideales. | Forma del femenino plural de cruzado. |
Where the eye mixes cruzada and cruzadas
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 7 letters in sequence. cruzada runs 7 letters (CCVCVCV) against cruzadas's 8 (CCVCVCVC) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.
Look-alike desk: cruzada vs cruzadas
These two trip readers on the page rather than in the ear: cruzada is [kɾuˈsað̞a] while cruzadas is [kɾuˈsað̞as]. Spoken aloud the problem disappears. In writing it persists, because they differ by 1 extra letter(s) - “cruzada” sits inside “cruzadas”, and the parts of speech differ too (noun vs adjective), which is usually the fastest check. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 26239, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
cruzada is recorded at frequency rank #9,435, classified as anoun, pronounced [kɾuˈsað̞a]. cruzadas is at rank #16,804, tagged as anadj, pronounced [kɾuˈsað̞as].
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 26239, this pair ranks #232,637 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of cruzada vs cruzadas
Shared letters: acdruz. Private to "cruzada": -. Private to "cruzadas": s.
"cruzada" · 7 letters · shape CCVCVCV · "cruzadas" · 8 letters · shape CCVCVCVC
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Is swapping "cruzada" for "cruzadas" ever safe?
Which is more common, "cruzada" or "cruzadas"?
Useful next steps
Eye-level mix-up between "cruzada" and "cruzadas" is sorted above. Next: full entries or other pairs that share a letter shape.
- Full dictionary entry for "cruzada" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "cruzadas" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #232,637 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "cruzada" and "cruzadas" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "calzadas vs cruzadas". 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 #232,637 of 323,831 scored Spanish pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.