cuadragésimo
[kwað̞ɾaˈxesimo]
The verdict
“cuadragésimo” is uncommon Spanish (frequency #56,221 among 77,812 “C” headwords), classed as a numeral. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
- #56,221
- frequency rank, Spanish
- 77,812
- “C” headwords
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - Que sigue al trigésimo noveno o precede al cuadragésimo primero.
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | cuadragésimo |
| Language | Spanish |
| Part of speech | Numeral |
| IPA | [kwað̞ɾaˈxesimo] |
| Letters | 12 |
| Frequency rank | #56,221 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Where “cuadragésimo” sits in Spanish frequency
Rare enough to double-check
cuadragésimo is uncommon Spanish at frequency #56,221 among 77,812 “C” headwords, classed as anumeral, transcribed [kwað̞ɾaˈxesimo]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. 2 senses are on record.
cuadragésimo doesn't appear in our generated misspelling index, suggesting the orthography follows predictable Spanish patterns. No confusable counterpart is on file for this word, since its spelling is unusual enough that it doesn't cluster with a lookalike.
This entry carries no recorded etymology, so its spelling is best explained by sound-to-letter mapping rather than etymology. The correct Spanish form is cuadragésimo, spelled C-U-A-D-R-A-G-É-S-I-M-O.
Definition
- 1Que sigue al trigésimo noveno o precede al cuadragésimo primero.
- 2Dícese de cada una de la cuarenta partes iguales en que se divide una cosa.
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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 “cuadragésimo”
The practical upshot for anyone who landed here from a spell-check.
- The one correct Spanish spelling is C-U-A-D-R-A-G-É-S-I-M-O - every other letter order is a misspelling in standard orthography.
- Say it as [kwað̞ɾaˈxesimo] (IPA); tap the speaker on the pronunciation badge to hear it where audio exists.
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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.