cu
Spanish, noun/ˈku/
cu is spelled C-U (2 letters) and appears 5.5 times per million words in written Spanish, the 11,181st most frequent Spanish word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). Cu is a Spanish feminine noun meaning “Name of the letter q” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The Spanish Wiktionary (Wikcionario) defines it as “Nombre de la letra q, Q”.
What does cu mean in English?
noun
- 1
feminineName of the letter q
Source: English Wiktionary, Spanish section, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0).
How Spanish dictionaries define it
noun: 1. Nombre de la letra q, Q
The definition in the Spanish Wiktionary (Wikcionario), in Spanish.
Source: Spanish Wiktionary (Wikcionario), dump of September 1, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org.
Forms of cu
- cus plural
- cúes plural
Source: English Wiktionary and Spanish Wiktionary (Wikcionario) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026).
How do you pronounce cu?
- /ˈku/
- [ˈku]
Sources: English Wiktionary, Spanish Wiktionary (Wikcionario) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026); recordings from Wikimedia Commons.
English words that translate to cu
Source: the translation tables of the English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026.
How common is cu in Spanish?
cu appears 5.5 times per million words in written Spanish.
Source: written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).