cuac

[ˈkwak]

/[ˈkwak]/ noun

The verdict

“cuac” is uncommon Spanish (frequency #87,682 among 8,288 “C” headwords), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

#87,682
frequency rank, Spanish
8,288
“C” headwords

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Imita el graznido (voz que emiten el pato y otras aves).

Corpus desk

Index ES-cuac · cuac · Spanish

cuac · rank #87,682 · 0 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-RARE #87,682
  • LEN-MID 4 letters
  • VOW-2 2 vowels
  • CONFUS-0 No pairs
  • VAR-0 0 variants
  • BOOK-DENSE 8,288
  • PHOTO-FINISH cronológicas

Nearest frequency peer: cronológicas (-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 “cuac”

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 “cuac” se sitúa frente a rangos españoles igualmente raros.

Source FrequencyWords open word-frequency list As of September 3, 2026
Key facts for cuac
PropertyValue
Headwordcuac
LanguageSpanish
Part of speechNoun
IPA[ˈkwak]
Letters4
Frequency rank#87,682
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Cola larga: rango de “cuac” en español

La frecuencia va del puñado de palabras que usamos sin parar (izquierda) a la cola larga que apenas aparece (derecha).cuaccae 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: “cronológicas” (#87,681), “cromáticas” (#87,680), “crocantes” (#87,679). Entre 8,288 lemas con “C”, “cuac” va en #87,682. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Rare enough to double-check

cuac is uncommon Spanish at frequency #87,682 among 8,288 “C” headwords, classed as anoun, transcribed [ˈkwak]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "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?
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Similar Spanish words by spelling shape

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

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked Spanish headwords with 4 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list