cuadrilla

[kwaˈð̞ɾiʝa]

/[kwaˈð̞ɾiʝa]/ noun

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The verdict

“cuadrilla” has 11 generated spelling variants in the Spanish index at frequency #20,942. The variants make it a useful spelling check.

#20,942
frequency rank, Spanish
8,288
“C” headwords
11
tracked misspellings
2
confusable pairs

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Reunión de personas para el desempeño de algunos oficios o para ciertos fines.

Corpus desk

Index ES-cuadrilla · cuadrilla · Spanish

cuadrilla · rank #20,942 · 11 variants · 2 confusables

  • FREQ-MID #20,942
  • LEN-LONG 9 letters
  • VOW-4 4 vowels
  • CONFUS-LOW 2 pairs
  • VAR-MID 11 variants
  • BOOK-DENSE 8,288
  • PHOTO-FINISH corrige

Nearest frequency peer: corrige (-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.

Pares de rango junto al imán ortográfico “cuadrilla”

Misma franja de rareza: útil si un typo cae en un lema vecino

corpus weight

What this shows “cuadrilla” está entre estos pares FrequencyWords; la profundidad de typo se mide aparte en el gráfico de distancia de edición.

Source FrequencyWords open word-frequency list As of September 3, 2026

Visual similarity to commonly confused words

How many letter changes separate each confused pair (Levenshtein distance, normalized).

cuadrilla vs cuadrillas
90% similar
cuadrilla vs cuadrícula
70% similar

Source: PlainSpell confusable corpus (Wiktionary, CC BY-SA).

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

Frecuencia del imán ortográfico “cuadrilla”

La frecuencia va del puñado de palabras que usamos sin parar (izquierda) a la cola larga que apenas aparece (derecha).cuadrillacae aquí:

#1#100#1K#10K#100K
← used constantlyrarely used →

La escala es logarítmica (cada marca ≈ 10× más rara). En la misma franja de rareza aparecen “corrige” (#20,941), “continentales” (#20,940), “céntimos” (#20,944). Entre 8,288 lemas con “C”, “cuadrilla” va en #20,942. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

A misspelling magnet

The generator records 11 spelling variants around cuadrilla (IPA [kwaˈð̞ɾiʝa]), anoun. Corpus frequency is #20,942 among 8,288 “C” headwords. Wiktionary lists 4 senses, so context still picks the gloss.

Our generated misspelling index lists 11 likely wrong-spelling variants for cuadrilla, with forms such as "caudrilla", "ccuadrilla", and "cuaddrilla". Each variant is a distinct typo pattern an edit-distance generator flags, typically a doubled-consonant error, a silent-letter drop, or a vowel substitution. It also participates in 2 confusable-pair relationships, "cuadrillas", "cuadrícula", since the words sound or look close enough that writers reach for the wrong one mid-sentence.

This entry carries no recorded etymology, 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 cuadrilla, spelled C-U-A-D-R-I-L-L-A.

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

How far each generated variant is from the correct spelling of cuadrilla - counted as single-character edits (an insertion, a deletion, or a substituted letter). The larger the bar, the easier the typo is to spot; one-edit slips are the ones that sneak past readers.

caudrilla2ccuadrilla1cuaddrilla1cuadirlla2cuadrila1cuadrilal2cuadrlila2cuadrrilla1
Edit distance from "cuadrilla"

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 "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?
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Similar Spanish words by spelling shape

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

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked Spanish headwords with 9 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

decididos#20,948coloquial#20,934dibujando#20,958digestivo#20,960

Similar misspelling depth

Headwords with a similar count of attested misspellings (11 here; floor ≥5).

Dionisio11 variantscalumnia11 variantsbrújula11 variantsbandido11 variants

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list