costumbre
[kosˈt̪ũmbɾe]
The verdict
“costumbre” is a regularly-used Spanish word, ranked #2,975 in Spanish word frequency and used as a noun.
- #2,975
- frequency rank, Spanish
- 9
- letters
- 15
- tracked misspellings
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - Repetición frecuente del mismo acto.
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | costumbre |
| Language | Spanish |
| Part of speech | Noun |
| IPA | [kosˈt̪ũmbɾe] |
| Letters | 9 |
| Frequency rank | #2,975 |
| Misspellings tracked | 15 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Where “costumbre” sits in Spanish frequency
Spelling & Dictionary Insight
The Spanish entry for costumbre is 9 letters long, classified as a noun, and transcribed in the International Phonetic Alphabet as [kosˈt̪ũmbɾe]. Corpus data places it at rank #2,975 in overall Spanish word frequency, indicating it appears regularly in written and spoken text. Wiktionary records 4 distinct senses for this headword, so context determines which meaning a reader should apply.
Our generated misspelling index lists 15 likely wrong-spelling variants for costumbre, with forms such as "ccostumbre", "cosstumbre", and "costmubre". Each variant is a distinct typo pattern an edit-distance generator flags, typically a doubled-consonant error, a silent-letter drop, or a vowel substitution. Our dataset records no confusable match here, which tends to mean the word is visually distinctive enough to stand on its own.
Wiktionary doesn't record an etymology for this headword, so its spelling pattern is best understood through pronunciation rather than a traceable origin. The correct Spanish form is costumbre, spelled C-O-S-T-U-M-B-R-E.
Definition
- 1Repetición frecuente del mismo acto.
- 2Modo habitual de hacer las cosas.
- 3Forma de comportarse común a la mayoría.
- 4Convivencia de parejas donde se ha perdido el deseo romántico y simplemente están por estar.
This word in other languages
Common misspellings
Also misspelled as: ccostumbre,cosstumbre,costmubre,costtumbre,costubmre,costumbbre,costumber,costumbrre,costummbre,costumrbe,costumvre,cosutmbre,cotsumbre,csotumbre,ocstumbre
Misspelling Pattern Breakdown
How far each generated variant is from the correct spelling of costumbre - counted as single-character edits (an insertion, a deletion, or a substituted letter). The larger the bar, the easier the typo is to spot; one-edit slips are the ones that sneak past readers.
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 Spanish corpus, MIT). See the methodology for how each field is sourced and updated.
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Using “costumbre”
The practical upshot for anyone who landed here from a spell-check.
- The one correct Spanish spelling is C-O-S-T-U-M-B-R-E - every other letter order is a misspelling in standard orthography.
- Say it as [kosˈt̪ũmbɾe] (IPA); tap the speaker on the pronunciation badge to hear it where audio exists.
- Browse more Spanish words and confusable pairs in the same reference. Spanish 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.