Cuzco

/ˈkuːskoʊ/

//ˈkuːskoʊ// name

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"cuzco" is a 5-letter English headword indexed on PlainSpell.

The verdict

“Cuzco” is uncommon English (frequency #57,319 among 5,599 “C” headwords), classed as a proper noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

#57,319
frequency rank, English
5,599
“C” headwords

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - A city in Peru, the former capital of the Inca Empire.

Corpus desk

Index EN-cuzco · Cuzco · English

Cuzco · rank #57,319 · 0 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-RARE #57,319
  • LEN-MID 5 letters
  • VOW-2 2 vowels
  • CONFUS-0 No pairs
  • VAR-0 0 variants
  • BOOK-DENSE 5,599
  • PHOTO-FINISH cust

Nearest frequency peer: cust (-1 rank slots)

Read with this headword: Spelling guide for this pattern

Desk codes from Wiktionary headword shape, FrequencyWords rank tier, confusable-pair count, generated misspelling depth, letter-cohort book size, and photo-finish peer. Not a difficulty grade.

Long-tail ranks near “Cuzco”

Sparse band: bars invert rank so rarer forms read shorter

corpus weight

What this shows Long-tail view: where “Cuzco” sits against similarly uncommon English ranks.

Source FrequencyWords open word-frequency list As of September 3, 2026
Key facts for Cuzco
PropertyValue
HeadwordCuzco
LanguageEnglish
Part of speechProper noun
IPA/ˈkuːskoʊ/
Letters5
Frequency rank#57,319
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Long-tail rank of “Cuzco” in English

Word frequency stretches from the small set of words we reach for constantly (left) out to the long tail barely used once in a while (right).Cuzcofalls in this rarity band:

#1#100#1K#10K#100K
← used constantlyrarely used →

Scale is logarithmic (each tick is 10× rarer). Rare peers in the same band: “cust” (#57,318), “cushioning” (#57,317), “curio” (#57,316). Among 5,599 “C” headwords, “Cuzco” is #57,319. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Rare enough to double-check

Cuzco is uncommon English at frequency #57,319 among 5,599 “C” headwords, classed as aproper noun, transcribed /ˈkuːskoʊ/. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. 2 senses are on record.

Our edit-distance generator produced no likely misspellings for Cuzco, since its letter pattern doesn't lend itself to common typo substitutions. Our confusable-pair dataset has no match for it, since no other headword is close enough in sound or shape to pair with it.

Etymologically, the entry records: Borrowed from Spanish Cuzco, from Quechua Qusqu. The correct English form is Cuzco, spelled C-U-Z-C-O.

Definition

  1. 1
    A city in Peru, the former capital of the Inca Empire.
  2. 2
    A habitational surname.

Etymology

Borrowed from Spanish Cuzco, from Quechua Qusqu.

This word in other languages

Cusco(Español)

Definitions, pronunciation, and etymology for this entry are drawn from Wiktionary via the kaikki.org structured extract (CC BY-SA); frequency ordering uses the FrequencyWords open word-frequency list (2018 English corpus, MIT). See the methodology for how each field is sourced and updated.

Frequently Asked Questions

How do you spell "Cuzco"?
"Cuzco" is spelled C-U-Z-C-O. The IPA pronunciation is /ˈkuːskoʊ/.
What does "Cuzco" mean?
As a proper noun, "Cuzco" means: A city in Peru, the former capital of the Inca Empire.
How do you pronounce "Cuzco"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "Cuzco" is /ˈkuːskoʊ/. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What is the origin of the word "Cuzco"?
Borrowed from Spanish Cuzco, from Quechua Qusqu. See the full etymology section above for more details.
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Similar English words by spelling shape

Same letter count and similar misspelling depth for "Cuzco", not the corpus desk frequency band.

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked English headwords with 5 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

curio#57,316Danni#57,322endow#57,372bloop#57,250

Source: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org) Structured Wiktionary extract

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list