costurero

[kost̪uˈɾeɾo]

/[kost̪uˈɾeɾo]/ noun

The verdict

“costurero” is uncommon Spanish (frequency #98,279 among 8,288 “C” headwords), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

#98,279
frequency rank, Spanish
8,288
“C” headwords

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Persona que se dedica a hacer o arreglar costuras.

Corpus desk

Index ES-costurero · costurero · Spanish

costurero · rank #98,279 · 0 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-RARE #98,279
  • LEN-LONG 9 letters
  • VOW-4 4 vowels
  • CONFUS-0 No pairs
  • VAR-0 0 variants
  • BOOK-DENSE 8,288
  • PHOTO-FINISH costarían

Nearest frequency peer: costarían (-1 rank slots)

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.

Rangos de cola larga cerca de “costurero”

Banda escasa: las barras invierten el rango para que lo raro se lea más corto

corpus weight

What this shows Vista de cola larga: dónde “costurero” se sitúa frente a rangos españoles igualmente raros.

Source FrequencyWords open word-frequency list As of September 3, 2026
Key facts for costurero
PropertyValue
Headwordcosturero
LanguageSpanish
Part of speechNoun
IPA[kost̪uˈɾeɾo]
Letters9
Frequency rank#98,279
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Cola larga: rango de “costurero” en español

La frecuencia va del puñado de palabras que usamos sin parar (izquierda) a la cola larga que apenas aparece (derecha).costurerocae en esta cola de rareza:

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

Los ticks avanzan en logaritmo; cada uno es del orden de diez veces más raro. Vecinos raros de la misma franja: “costarían” (#98,278), “couldn't” (#98,280), “coránica” (#98,277). Entre 8,288 lemas con “C”, “costurero” va en #98,279. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Rare enough to double-check

costurero is uncommon Spanish at frequency #98,279 among 8,288 “C” headwords, classed as anoun, transcribed [kost̪uˈɾeɾo]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "Persona que se dedica a hacer o arreglar costuras.".

The misspelling generator found no plausible variants for costurero, since its letter sequence doesn't invite the usual edit-distance slips. This entry stands alone in our confusable dataset, since its spelling is unusual enough that it doesn't cluster with a lookalike.

No documented word history exists for this headword, so its spelling is easiest explained by how it's pronounced rather than where it came from. The correct Spanish form is costurero, spelled C-O-S-T-U-R-E-R-O.

Definition

  1. 1
    Persona que se dedica a hacer o arreglar costuras.

Synonyms

This word in other languages

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.

Frequently Asked Questions

How do you spell "costurero"?
"costurero" is spelled C-O-S-T-U-R-E-R-O. The IPA pronunciation is [kost̪uˈɾeɾo].
What does "costurero" mean?
As a noun, "costurero" means: Persona que se dedica a hacer o arreglar costuras.
How do you pronounce "costurero"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "costurero" is [kost̪uˈɾeɾo]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "costurero" come from?
"costurero" is a Spanish word. PlainSpell's reference spans five languages -- English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German -- with definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data for each.
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Similar Spanish words by spelling shape

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

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked Spanish headwords with 9 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list