stucco

noun

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"stucco" is a 6-letter English headword indexed on PlainSpell.

The verdict

“stucco” is a moderately-common English word, ranked #33,038 in English word frequency and used as a noun.

#33,038
frequency rank, English
6
letters
7
tracked misspellings
2
confusable pairs

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - A material with binder and aggregate that is used to coat interior walls or to make interior mouldings.

Visual similarity to commonly confused words

How many letter changes separate each confused pair (Levenshtein distance, normalized).

stucco vs stuck
67% similar
stucco vs studio
67% similar

Source: PlainSpell confusable corpus (Wiktionary, CC BY-SA).

Key facts for stucco
PropertyValue
Headwordstucco
LanguageEnglish
Part of speechNoun
Letters6
Frequency rank#33,038
Misspellings tracked7
Confusable pairs2
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Where “stucco” sits in English frequency

Every-word frequency runs from the handful of words we use constantly (left) to the long tail used once in a blue moon (right). stucco lands here:

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

Scale is logarithmic (each tick is 10× rarer). Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Spelling & Dictionary Insight

The English entry for stucco is 6 letters long, classified as a noun. Corpus data places it at rank #33,038 in overall English word frequency, marking it as uncommon enough that many writers pause before typing it. Wiktionary records 3 distinct senses for this headword, so context determines which meaning a reader should apply.

Our generated misspelling index lists 7 likely wrong-spelling variants for stucco, with forms such as "sstucco", "stcuco", and "sttucco". Each of these forms differs from the correct spelling by one small edit: a doubled letter, a dropped silent letter, or a substituted vowel. It also participates in 2 confusable-pair relationships, "stuck", "studio", since the words sound or look close enough that writers reach for the wrong one mid-sentence.

Etymologically, the entry records: Borrowed from Italian stucco (“coating made of pulverised gypsum, plaster, stucco”) from Old Italian stucco, from Lombardic stucki, *stucchi (“crust, fragment, piece”) from Proto-Germanic *stukkiją (“stump, piece”), from Proto-Indo-European *(s)tewg- (“to s… The correct English form is stucco, spelled S-T-U-C-C-O.

Definition

  1. 1
    A material with binder and aggregate that is used to coat interior walls or to make interior mouldings.
  2. 2
    A material with binder and aggregate that is used to coat exterior walls or to make exterior mouldings.
  3. 3
    A work made of stucco; stuccowork.

Etymology

Borrowed from Italian stucco (“coating made of pulverised gypsum, plaster, stucco”) from Old Italian stucco, from Lombardic stucki, *stucchi (“crust, fragment, piece”) from Proto-Germanic *stukkiją (“stump, piece”), from Proto-Indo-European *(s)tewg- (“to shock, butt, impact”). Akin to German Stück (“piece”), Old Saxon stukki (“piece, fragment”) and Old English stycce. Related to stock.

This word in other languages

estuco(Español)stuc(Français)Putz(Deutsch)

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as: sstucco,stcuco,sttucco,stuco,stucoc,sutcco,tsucco

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

How far each generated variant is from the correct spelling of stucco - measured in single-character edits (insert, delete, or substitute a letter). Larger bars are easier to catch; one-edit slips are the sneakiest.

sstucco1stcuco2sttucco1stuco1stucoc2sutcco2tsucco2
Edit distance from "stucco"

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 "stucco"?
"stucco" is spelled S-T-U-C-C-O.
What does "stucco" mean?
As a noun, "stucco" means: A material with binder and aggregate that is used to coat interior walls or to make interior mouldings.
What words are commonly confused with "stucco"?
"stucco" is commonly confused with "stuck", "studio". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.
What is the origin of the word "stucco"?
Borrowed from Italian stucco (“coating made of pulverised gypsum, plaster, stucco”) from Old Italian stucco, from Lombardic stucki, *stucchi (“crust, fragment, piece”) from Proto-Germanic *stukkiją (“stump, piece”), from Proto-Indo-European *(s)te... See the full etymology section above for more details.
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Using “stucco”

The practical upshot for anyone who landed here from a spell-check.

  • The one correct English spelling is S-T-U-C-C-O - every other letter order is a misspelling in standard orthography.
  • Don't mix it up with “stuck” - see the side-by-side comparison. stucco vs stuck
  • Browse more English words and confusable pairs in the same reference. English words
Data Source

Wiktionary (via kaikki.org), licensed under CC BY-SA & GFDL. Word ordering uses an open word-frequency list; misspelling variants are generated by edit-distance from the correct headword.

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list FrequencyWords open word-frequency list