cuadra
[ˈkwað̞ɾa]
The verdict
“cuadra” is a regularly-used Spanish word, ranked #7,281 in Spanish word frequency and used as a noun.
- #7,281
- frequency rank, Spanish
- 6
- letters
- 8
- tracked misspellings
- 20
- confusable pairs
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - Recinto cerrado para el alojamiento de caballos.
Visual similarity to commonly confused words
How many letter changes separate each confused pair (Levenshtein distance, normalized).
Source: PlainSpell confusable corpus (Wiktionary, CC BY-SA).
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | cuadra |
| Language | Spanish |
| Part of speech | Noun |
| IPA | [ˈkwað̞ɾa] |
| Letters | 6 |
| Frequency rank | #7,281 |
| Misspellings tracked | 8 |
| Confusable pairs | 20 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Where “cuadra” sits in Spanish frequency
Spelling & Dictionary Insight
The Spanish entry for cuadra is 6 letters long, classified as a noun, and transcribed in the International Phonetic Alphabet as [ˈkwað̞ɾa]. Corpus data places it at rank #7,281 in overall Spanish word frequency, indicating it appears regularly in written and spoken text. Wiktionary records 10 distinct senses for this headword, so context determines which meaning a reader should apply.
Our generated misspelling index lists 8 likely wrong-spelling variants for cuadra, with forms such as "caudra", "ccuadra", and "cuadar". Each of these forms differs from the correct spelling by one small edit: a doubled letter, a dropped silent letter, or a substituted vowel. It also participates in 20 confusable-pair relationships, "cura", "cuida", "cubra", and more, where similar look or sound leads writers to substitute one word for another in context.
No explicit etymology string is stored for this entry, so any spelling logic here comes from how the word's sounds map to letters, not a documented origin story. The correct Spanish form is cuadra, spelled C-U-A-D-R-A.
Definition
- 1Recinto cerrado para el alojamiento de caballos.
- 2Por extensión, caballada de un mismo propietario.
- 3Por extensión, lugar desaseado y desordenado.
- 4Habitación cualquiera de amplias dimensiones.
- 5En especial, dormitorio colectivo y amplio.
- 6Tramo de una calle₁ entre una y otra esquina.
- 7Manga de un buque tomada a un cuarto de eslora desde la popa o la proa.
- 8Cuarto de una milla.
- 9Medida de superficie, equivalente a 6400 m², empleada para los terrenos de cultivo.
- 10Sala en que se ubica el horno de una panadería.
Synonyms
This word in other languages
Common misspellings
Also misspelled as: caudra,ccuadra,cuadar,cuaddra,cuadrra,cuarda,cudara,ucadra
Misspelling Pattern Breakdown
How far each generated variant is from the correct spelling of cuadra - measured in single-character edits (insert, delete, or substitute a letter). Larger bars are easier to catch; one-edit slips are the sneakiest.
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 “cuadra”
The practical upshot for anyone who landed here from a spell-check.
- The one correct Spanish spelling is C-U-A-D-R-A - every other letter order is a misspelling in standard orthography.
- Say it as [ˈkwað̞ɾa] (IPA); tap the speaker on the pronunciation badge to hear it where audio exists.
- Don't mix it up with “cura” - see the side-by-side comparison. cuadra vs cura
- 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.