cuadrar
[kwaˈð̞ɾaɾ]
The verdict
“cuadrar” is a moderately-common Spanish word, ranked #40,738 in Spanish word frequency and used as a verb.
- #40,738
- frequency rank, Spanish
- 7
- letters
- 9
- tracked misspellings
- 10
- confusable pairs
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - Comprobar que los resultados de las operaciones sean los correctos.
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 | cuadrar |
| Language | Spanish |
| Part of speech | Verb |
| IPA | [kwaˈð̞ɾaɾ] |
| Letters | 7 |
| Frequency rank | #40,738 |
| Misspellings tracked | 9 |
| Confusable pairs | 10 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Where “cuadrar” sits in Spanish frequency
Spelling & Dictionary Insight
The Spanish entry for cuadrar is 7 letters long, classified as a verb, and transcribed in the International Phonetic Alphabet as [kwaˈð̞ɾaɾ]. Corpus data places it at rank #40,738 in overall Spanish word frequency, marking it as uncommon enough that many writers pause before typing it. Wiktionary records 2 distinct senses for this headword, so context determines which meaning a reader should apply.
Our generated misspelling index lists 9 likely wrong-spelling variants for cuadrar, with forms such as "caudrar", "ccuadrar", and "cuadarr". 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 10 confusable-pair relationships, "curar", "cuadro", "cuidar", and more, a pairing that trips writers up because the two words share enough sound or shape to blur together.
This entry's etymology isn't recorded, 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 cuadrar, spelled C-U-A-D-R-A-R.
Definition
- 1Comprobar que los resultados de las operaciones sean los correctos.
- 2Llegar a un acuerdo, haber consenso para hacer algo.
Common misspellings
Also misspelled as: caudrar,ccuadrar,cuadarr,cuaddrar,cuadrarr,cuadrrar,cuardar,cudarar,ucadrar
Misspelling Pattern Breakdown
How far each generated variant is from the correct spelling of cuadrar - expressed in single-character edits (insert, delete, or swap one letter). Bigger bars stand out at a glance; a one-edit slip is the hardest to catch.
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 “cuadrar”
The practical upshot for anyone who landed here from a spell-check.
- The one correct Spanish spelling is C-U-A-D-R-A-R - every other letter order is a misspelling in standard orthography.
- Say it as [kwaˈð̞ɾaɾ] (IPA); tap the speaker on the pronunciation badge to hear it where audio exists.
- Don't mix it up with “curar” - see the side-by-side comparison. cuadrar vs curar
- 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.