cuadrilla

/[kwaˈð̞ɾiʝa]/ noun

Letters

9 characters

Frequency Rank

#20,942

in Spanish word usage

Misspellings

11

tracked variants

Confusables

2

similar word pairs

cuadrilla is aSpanishnoun. It means: Reunión de personas para el desempeño de algunos oficios o para ciertos fines. Pronounced [kwaˈð̞ɾiʝa]. Often confused with cuadrillas and cuadrícula.

Key facts for cuadrilla
PropertyValue
Headwordcuadrilla
LanguageSpanish
Part of speechNoun
IPA[kwaˈð̞ɾiʝa]
Letters9
Frequency rank#20,942
Misspellings tracked11
Confusable pairs2
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Frequency rank visualization

Position of cuadrilla in Spanish word frequency (lower rank = more common)

Source: Wordfreq corpus

Spelling & Dictionary Insight

The Spanish entry for cuadrilla is 9 letters long, classified as anoun, and transcribed in the International Phonetic Alphabet as [kwaˈð̞ɾiʝa]. Corpus data places it at rank #20,942 in overall Spanish word frequency, marking it as uncommon enough that many writers pause before typing it.Wiktionary records 4 distinct senses for this headword, so context determines which meaning a reader should apply.

Our Hunspell-derived misspelling index lists 11 documented wrong-spelling variants for cuadrilla, with forms such as "caudrilla", "ccuadrilla", and "cuaddrilla". Each variant represents a distinct typo pattern that appears often enough in corpora to be worth flagging, typically a doubled-consonant error, a silent-letter drop, or a vowel substitution.It also participates in 2 confusable-pair relationships, "cuadrillas", "cuadrícula", 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 spelling patterns must be inferred from the word's phoneme-to-grapheme mapping rather than from a documented borrowing chain. For readers arriving here from a spelling check, the authoritative guidance is: the correct Spanish form is cuadrilla, spelled C-U-A-D-R-I-L-L-A, and any other sequence of those letters, regardless of how natural it feels, is a misspelling in standard orthography.

Definition

  1. 1
    Reunión de personas para el desempeño de algunos oficios o para ciertos fines.
  2. 2
    Cada una de las compañías, distinguida de las demás por sus colores y divisas en ciertas fiestas públicas; como cañas, torneos, etc.
  3. 3
    Cualquiera de las cuatro partes de que se componía el Consejo de la Mesta, que eran las de Cuenca, Soria, Segovia y León.
  4. 4
    Grupo armado de la Santa Hermandad, para perseguir a los malhechores en despoblado.

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as: caudrilla,ccuadrilla,cuaddrilla,cuadirlla,cuadrila,cuadrilal,cuadrlila,cuadrrilla,cuardilla,cudarilla,ucadrilla

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

Relative frequency of common misspelling types for cuadrilla

Misspelling Variants of "cuadrilla"

caudrilla9ccuadrilla10cuaddrilla10cuadirlla9cuadrila8cuadrilal9cuadrlila9cuadrrilla10
Misspelling Variants of "cuadrilla"

Frequency rank: #20,942 in Spanish

Frequently Asked Questions

How do you spell "cuadrilla"?
"cuadrilla" is spelled C-U-A-D-R-I-L-L-A. The IPA pronunciation is [kwaˈð̞ɾiʝa].
What does "cuadrilla" mean?
As a noun, "cuadrilla" means: Reunión de personas para el desempeño de algunos oficios o para ciertos fines.
What words are commonly confused with "cuadrilla"?
"cuadrilla" is commonly confused with "cuadrillas", "cuadrícula". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.
How do you pronounce "cuadrilla"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "cuadrilla" is [kwaˈð̞ɾiʝa]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "cuadrilla" come from?
"cuadrilla" is a Spanish word. PlainSpell covers definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data across English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German.
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Data Source: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org), licensed under CC BY-SA & GFDL. Frequency data from Wordfreq. Misspellings derived from Hunspell dictionaries.