Which to use
“cruzamos” and “cruzaron” are a confusable Spanish pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #23,011
- “cruzamos” frequency rank
- #18,205
- “cruzaron” frequency rank
- 41216
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | cruzamos | cruzaron |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Primera persona del plural (nosotros, nosotras) del presente de indicativo de cruzar. | Tercera persona del plural (ellos, ellas; ustedes, 2.ª persona) del pretérito perfecto simple de indicativo de cruzar. |
Where the eye mixes cruzamos and cruzaron
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 6 letters in sequence. cruzamos and cruzaron follow the identical consonant-vowel pattern (CCVCVCVC). Same shape at a glance is often the real trap, independent of shared letters.
Why the eye confuses cruzamos with cruzaron
A purely visual mix-up. cruzamos ([kɾuˈsamos]) and cruzaron ([kɾuˈsaɾõn]) are said differently, so reading them aloud is the quickest way to catch the wrong one. On the page they stay close: they share most of their letters but differ in 2 positions. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 41216, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
cruzamos is recorded at frequency rank #23,011, classified as averb, pronounced [kɾuˈsamos]. cruzaron is at rank #18,205, tagged as averb, pronounced [kɾuˈsaɾõn].
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 41216, this pair ranks #154,879 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of cruzamos vs cruzaron
Shared letters: acoruz. Private to "cruzamos": ms. Private to "cruzaron": n.
"cruzamos" · 8 letters · shape CCVCVCVC · "cruzaron" · 8 letters · shape CCVCVCVC
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Can "cruzamos" and "cruzaron" be used interchangeably?
Frequency check: "cruzamos" vs "cruzaron" - which ranks higher?
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 "cruzamos" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "cruzaron" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #154,879 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "cruzamos" and "cruzaron" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "cruzaban vs cruzaron". 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 #154,879 of 323,831 scored Spanish pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.