cuajo

/[ˈkwaxo]/ noun

Letters

5 characters

Frequency Rank

#44,674

in Spanish word usage

Misspellings

6

tracked variants

Confusables

20

similar word pairs

cuajo is aSpanishnoun. It means: Fermento que existe en el estómago de los mamíferos y que sirve para coagular la caseína de la leche. Pronounced [ˈkwaxo]. Often confused with cuál and cuyo.

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

Frequency rank visualization

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

Source: Wordfreq corpus

Spelling & Dictionary Insight

The Spanish entry for cuajo is 5 letters long, classified as anoun, and transcribed in the International Phonetic Alphabet as [ˈkwaxo]. Corpus data places it at rank #44,674 in overall Spanish word frequency, marking it as uncommon enough that many writers pause before typing it.Wiktionary records 5 distinct senses for this headword, so context determines which meaning a reader should apply.

Our Hunspell-derived misspelling index lists 6 documented wrong-spelling variants for cuajo, with forms such as "caujo", "ccuajo", and "cuajjo". 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 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 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 cuajo, spelled C-U-A-J-O, and any other sequence of those letters, regardless of how natural it feels, is a misspelling in standard orthography.

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

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as: caujo,ccuajo,cuajjo,cuaoj,cujao,ucajo

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

Relative frequency of common misspelling types for cuajo

Misspelling Variants of "cuajo"

caujo5ccuajo6cuajjo6cuaoj5cujao5ucajo5
Misspelling Variants of "cuajo"

Frequency rank: #44,674 in Spanish

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 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.