cuadrilla
noun
cuadrilla is spelled C-U-A-D-R-I-L-L-A: 9 letters. It appears about once in every 25 million words in written English, the 152,206th most frequent word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). As a noun, cuadrilla means “The team which supports the matador” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The plural of cuadrilla is cuadrillas.
How many letters and syllables are in cuadrilla?
| Letters | 9: C-U-A-D-R-I-L-L-A |
|---|---|
| In writing | about once in every 25 million words; the 152,206th most frequent word form |
| Wrong spellings searched | none measured in search |
Sources: letters and syllables from the English Wiktionary's hyphenation or pronunciation; written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).
How common is cuadrilla?
Cuadrilla appears about once in every 25 million words in written English, the 152,206th most frequent word form in the list.
Source: written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).
Forms of cuadrilla
- cuadrillas plural
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
What does cuadrilla mean?
The meanings the English Wiktionary records, quoted as written there (source below).
noun
- 1
The team which supports the matador.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
Cuadrilla in Spanish, French, German and Portuguese
In the sense team which supports the matador:
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract). Translations are Wiktionary's, by sense; a linked word has its own PlainSpell page.
Where does cuadrilla come from?
From Spanish cuadrilla (“team”). Doublet of quadrille.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).