cuadrúpedo
[kwaˈð̞ɾupeð̞o]
The verdict
“cuadrúpedo” is uncommon Spanish (frequency #85,646 among 77,812 “C” headwords), classed as an adjective. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
- #85,646
- frequency rank, Spanish
- 77,812
- “C” headwords
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - Se dice de un animal que tiene cuatro pies o patas.
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | cuadrúpedo |
| Language | Spanish |
| Part of speech | Adjective |
| IPA | [kwaˈð̞ɾupeð̞o] |
| Letters | 10 |
| Frequency rank | #85,646 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Where “cuadrúpedo” sits in Spanish frequency
Rare enough to double-check
cuadrúpedo is uncommon Spanish at frequency #85,646 among 77,812 “C” headwords, classed as anadjective, transcribed [kwaˈð̞ɾupeð̞o]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. 2 senses are on record.
The misspelling generator found no plausible variants for cuadrúpedo, a sign its spelling follows regular Spanish conventions. No confusable counterpart is on file for this word, which typically means the spelling is too distinctive to be mistaken for another word.
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 cuadrúpedo, spelled C-U-A-D-R-Ú-P-E-D-O.
Definition
- 1Se dice de un animal que tiene cuatro pies o patas.
- 2Se dice de los signos del Zodiaco representados por animales de cuatro patas (Aries, Tauro, Leo, Sagitario y Capricornio).
This word in other languages
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 “cuadrúpedo”
The practical upshot for anyone who landed here from a spell-check.
- The one correct Spanish spelling is C-U-A-D-R-Ú-P-E-D-O - every other letter order is a misspelling in standard orthography.
- Say it as [kwaˈð̞ɾupeð̞o] (IPA); tap the speaker on the pronunciation badge to hear it where audio exists.
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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.