cuadro

[ˈkwað̞ɾo]

/[ˈkwað̞ɾo]/ noun

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The verdict

“cuadro” has 8 generated spelling variants in the Spanish index at frequency #2,551. The variants make it a useful spelling check.

#2,551
frequency rank, Spanish
8,288
“C” headwords
8
tracked misspellings
20
confusable pairs

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Lienzo o tabla pintado artísticamente.

Corpus desk

Index ES-cuadro · cuadro · Spanish

cuadro · rank #2,551 · 8 variants · 20 confusables

  • FREQ-COMMON #2,551
  • LEN-LONG 6 letters
  • VOW-3 3 vowels
  • CONFUS-HIGH 20 pairs
  • VAR-MID 8 variants
  • BOOK-DENSE 8,288
  • PHOTO-FINISH cuantas

Nearest frequency peer: cuantas (+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 “cuadro”

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

corpus weight

What this shows “cuadro” 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).

cuadro vs curo
67% similar
cuadro vs cuero
67% similar
cuadro vs curro
67% similar

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

Key facts for cuadro
PropertyValue
Headwordcuadro
LanguageSpanish
Part of speechNoun
IPA[ˈkwað̞ɾo]
Letters6
Frequency rank#2,551
Misspellings tracked8
Confusable pairs20
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Frecuencia del imán ortográfico “cuadro”

Esta escala corre desde el núcleo del español cotidiano (izquierda) hasta el rastro de formas rara vez usadas (derecha).cuadrocae aquí:

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

Los ticks avanzan en logaritmo; cada uno es del orden de diez veces más raro. En la misma franja de rareza aparecen “cuantas” (#2,552), “consigue” (#2,549), “compañías” (#2,548). Entre 8,288 lemas con “C”, “cuadro” va en #2,551. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

A misspelling magnet

The generator records 8 spelling variants around cuadro (IPA [ˈkwað̞ɾo]), anoun. Corpus frequency is #2,551 among 8,288 “C” headwords. Wiktionary lists 10 senses, so context still picks the gloss.

Our generated misspelling index lists 8 likely wrong-spelling variants for cuadro, with forms such as "caudro", "ccuadro", and "cuaddro". Every one of these variants traces to a single-character edit -- an added or dropped letter, a swapped consonant, or a vowel swap -- the kind of slip a spell-checker is built to catch. It also participates in 20 confusable-pair relationships, "curo", "cuero", "curro", and more, where similar look or sound leads writers to substitute one word for another in context.

This entry's etymology isn't recorded, so its spelling is best explained by sound-to-letter mapping rather than etymology. The correct Spanish form is cuadro, spelled C-U-A-D-R-O.

Definition

  1. 1
    Lienzo o tabla pintado artísticamente.
  2. 2
    Tabla o grafo que sintetiza datos a partir de sus relaciones lógicas, como parte de un texto explicativo.
  3. 3
    Marco que ciñe alguna cosa enmarcándola.
  4. 4
    Pieza de forma cuadrada.
  5. 5
    Imagen o espectáculo que ofrece alguna cosa a la vista o a la mente.
  6. 6
    Instalación que teúne el conjunto de dispositivos necesarios para operar un aparato.
  7. 7
    Persona que ocupa un puesto jerárquico en una institución.
  8. 8
    En una bicicleta, el principal armazón de la misma, al que se une por delante la horquilla a la que va fijada la rueda delantera y el manubrio, y por detrás la rueda trasera y el mecanismo de pedales.
  9. 9
    Fragmento de duración inferior a la escena en que se dividen algunas obras teatrales.
  10. 10
    Élite de un partido.

Recorded use

Wiktionary examples

These source excerpts show how cuadro appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.

  1. Nunca un chico tomó un plato de sopa gracias a un cuadro de Berni, dijo Alvarez, según Siquier.
  2. Entraron por la puerta de la calle Federico Ibarra al 572 y se encontraron con el cuadro dantesco.

Synonyms

pinturatablero

This word in other languages

painting(English)peinture(Français)Bild(Deutsch)quadro(Português)

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as:

  • caudro
  • ccuadro
  • cuaddro
  • cuador
  • cuadrro
  • cuardo
  • cudaro
  • ucadro

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

How far each generated variant is from the correct spelling of cuadro - 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.

caudro2ccuadro1cuaddro1cuador2cuadrro1cuardo2cudaro2ucadro2
Edit distance from "cuadro"

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 "cuadro"?
"cuadro" is spelled C-U-A-D-R-O. The IPA pronunciation is [ˈkwað̞ɾo].
What does "cuadro" mean?
As a noun, "cuadro" means: Lienzo o tabla pintado artísticamente.
What words are commonly confused with "cuadro"?
"cuadro" is commonly confused with "curo", "cuero", "curro". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.
How do you pronounce "cuadro"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "cuadro" is [ˈkwað̞ɾo]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "cuadro" come from?
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Similar Spanish words by spelling shape

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

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked Spanish headwords with 6 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

Andrés#2,540gloria#2,563afirma#2,538habido#2,565

Similar misspelling depth

Headwords with a similar count of attested misspellings (8 here; floor ≥5).

bomba8 variantsbarco8 variantssenado8 variantsrápida8 variants

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list