cuac

[ˈkwak]

/[ˈkwak]/ noun

The verdict

“cuac” is an uncommon Spanish word, ranked #87,682 in Spanish word frequency and used as a noun.

#87,682
frequency rank, Spanish
4
letters

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - Imita el graznido (voz que emiten el pato y otras aves).

Key facts for cuac
PropertyValue
Headwordcuac
LanguageSpanish
Part of speechNoun
IPA[ˈkwak]
Letters4
Frequency rank#87,682
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Where “cuac” sits in Spanish 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). cuac 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 Spanish entry for cuac is 4 letters long, classified as a noun, and transcribed in the International Phonetic Alphabet as [ˈkwak]. Corpus data places it at rank #87,682 in overall Spanish word frequency, marking it as uncommon enough that many writers pause before typing it. The dominant gloss from Wiktionary reads: "Imita el graznido (voz que emiten el pato y otras aves).".

cuac doesn't appear in our generated misspelling index, a straightforward case of a spelling with little room for common typos. No confusable counterpart is on file for this word, since nothing in our dataset looks or sounds close enough to cause mix-ups.

Wiktionary doesn't record an etymology for this headword, so spelling patterns must be inferred from the word's phoneme-to-grapheme mapping rather than from a documented borrowing chain. The correct Spanish form is cuac, spelled C-U-A-C.

Definition

  1. 1
    Imita el graznido (voz que emiten el pato y otras aves).

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 "cuac"?
"cuac" is spelled C-U-A-C. The IPA pronunciation is [ˈkwak].
What does "cuac" mean?
As a noun, "cuac" means: Imita el graznido (voz que emiten el pato y otras aves).
How do you pronounce "cuac"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "cuac" is [ˈkwak]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "cuac" come from?
"cuac" 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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Using “cuac”

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

  • The one correct Spanish spelling is C-U-A-C - every other letter order is a misspelling in standard orthography.
  • Say it as [ˈkwak] (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.

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

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