cuajo

[ˈkwaxo]

/[ˈkwaxo]/ noun

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The verdict

“cuajo” has 6 generated spelling variants in the Spanish index at frequency #44,674. The variants make it a useful spelling check.

#44,674
frequency rank, Spanish
8,288
“C” headwords
6
tracked misspellings
20
confusable pairs

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Fermento que existe en el estómago de los mamíferos y que sirve para coagular la caseína de la leche.

Corpus desk

Index ES-cuajo · cuajo · Spanish

cuajo · rank #44,674 · 6 variants · 20 confusables

  • FREQ-MID #44,674
  • LEN-MID 5 letters
  • VOW-3 3 vowels
  • CONFUS-HIGH 20 pairs
  • VAR-MID 6 variants
  • BOOK-DENSE 8,288
  • PHOTO-FINISH criticamos

Nearest frequency peer: criticamos (-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 “cuajo”

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

corpus weight

What this shows “cuajo” 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).

cuajo vs cuál
40% similar
cuajo vs cuyo
60% similar
cuajo vs culo
60% similar

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

Key facts for cuajo
PropertyValue
Headwordcuajo
LanguageSpanish
Part of speechNoun
IPA[ˈkwaxo]
Letters5
Frequency rank#44,674
Misspellings tracked6
Confusable pairs20
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Frecuencia del imán ortográfico “cuajo”

De izquierda a derecha: las pocas palabras que cargan el habla diaria, luego la cola larga casi invisible.cuajocae aquí:

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

El eje es logarítmico: cada tick marca unas diez veces menos frecuencia. En la misma franja de rareza aparecen “criticamos” (#44,673), “cuclillas” (#44,675), “critical” (#44,672). Entre 8,288 lemas con “C”, “cuajo” va en #44,674. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

A misspelling magnet

The generator records 6 spelling variants around cuajo (IPA [ˈkwaxo]), anoun. Corpus frequency is #44,674 among 8,288 “C” headwords. Wiktionary lists 5 senses, so context still picks the gloss.

Our generated misspelling index lists 6 likely wrong-spelling variants for cuajo, with forms such as "caujo", "ccuajo", and "cuajjo". 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 20 confusable-pair relationships, "cuál", "cuyo", "culo", and more, where similar look or sound leads writers to substitute one word for another in context.

No borrowing history is documented for this entry, so its spelling is best read as a straightforward mapping from sound to letter. The correct Spanish form is cuajo, spelled C-U-A-J-O.

Definition

  1. 1
    Fermento que existe en el estómago de los mamíferos y que sirve para coagular la caseína de la leche.
  2. 2
    Efecto de cuajar la leche.
  3. 3
    Producto para cuajar un líquido.
  4. 4
    Cuarto estómago de los rumiantes, el encargado de hacer la digestión enzimática de los alimentos.
  5. 5
    Lentitud y pereza en la forma de actuar.

Synonyms

abomasocuajarpachorra

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as:

  • caujo
  • ccuajo
  • cuajjo
  • cuaoj
  • cujao
  • ucajo

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

How far each generated variant is from the correct spelling of cuajo - measured in single-character edits (insert, delete, or substitute a letter). Larger bars are easier to catch; one-edit slips are the sneakiest.

caujo2ccuajo1cuajjo1cuaoj2cujao2ucajo2
Edit distance from "cuajo"

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 "cuajo"?
"cuajo" is spelled C-U-A-J-O. The IPA pronunciation is [ˈkwaxo].
What does "cuajo" mean?
As a noun, "cuajo" means: Fermento que existe en el estómago de los mamíferos y que sirve para coagular la caseína de la leche.
What words are commonly confused with "cuajo"?
"cuajo" is commonly confused with "cuál", "cuyo", "culo". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.
How do you pronounce "cuajo"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "cuajo" is [ˈkwaxo]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "cuajo" come from?
"cuajo" is a Spanish word. PlainSpell's reference spans five languages -- English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German -- with definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data for each.
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Similar Spanish words by spelling shape

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

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked Spanish headwords with 5 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

copan#44,662casto#44,616canis#44,607calar#44,601

Similar misspelling depth

Headwords with a similar count of attested misspellings (6 here; floor ≥5).

bayo6 variantsleían6 variantsyaqui6 variantsloft6 variants

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list