cuantía

[kwãn̪ˈt̪ia]

/[kwãn̪ˈt̪ia]/ noun

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The verdict

“cuantía” has 9 generated spelling variants in the Spanish index at frequency #17,094. The variants make it a useful spelling check.

#17,094
frequency rank, Spanish
8,288
“C” headwords
9
tracked misspellings
10
confusable pairs

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Porción de un tamaño o una propiedad que puede ser medida.

Corpus desk

Index ES-cuantia · cuantía · Spanish

cuantía · rank #17,094 · 9 variants · 10 confusables

  • FREQ-MID #17,094
  • LEN-LONG 7 letters
  • VOW-4 4 vowels
  • CONFUS-MID 10 pairs
  • VAR-MID 9 variants
  • BOOK-DENSE 8,288
  • PHOTO-FINISH coña

Nearest frequency peer: coña (-2 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 “cuantía”

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

corpus weight

What this shows “cuantía” 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).

cuantía vs cuenta
71% similar
cuantía vs cuanto
71% similar
cuantía vs cuarta
71% similar

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

Key facts for cuantía
PropertyValue
Headwordcuantía
LanguageSpanish
Part of speechNoun
IPA[kwãn̪ˈt̪ia]
Letters7
Frequency rank#17,094
Misspellings tracked9
Confusable pairs10
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Frecuencia del imán ortográfico “cuantía”

La frecuencia va del puñado de palabras que usamos sin parar (izquierda) a la cola larga que apenas aparece (derecha).cuantíacae 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 “coña” (#17,092), “curro” (#17,096), “Cota” (#17,091). Entre 8,288 lemas con “C”, “cuantía” va en #17,094. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

A misspelling magnet

The generator records 9 spelling variants around cuantía (IPA [kwãn̪ˈt̪ia]), anoun. Corpus frequency is #17,094 among 8,288 “C” headwords. Wiktionary lists 6 senses, so context still picks the gloss.

Our generated misspelling index lists 9 likely wrong-spelling variants for cuantía, with forms such as "cauntía", "ccuantía", and "cuanntía". 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 10 confusable-pair relationships, "cuenta", "cuanto", "cuarta", and more, since the words sound or look close enough that writers reach for the wrong one mid-sentence.

No borrowing history is documented for this entry, so its spelling pattern is best understood through pronunciation rather than a traceable origin. The correct Spanish form is cuantía, spelled C-U-A-N-T-Í-A.

Definition

  1. 1
    Porción de un tamaño o una propiedad que puede ser medida.
  2. 2
    Una porción o cantidad grande de algo.
  3. 3
    Costo en que se valoran los derechos y obligaciones de determinado asunto. Esta sirve para definir sobre la jurisdicción.
  4. 4
    Cantidad, suma, valor.
  5. 5
    Mérito, consideración, categoría, trascendencia; conjunto de cualidades por las que se distingue una persona de la generalidad.
  6. 6
    Porcentaje de hierro o acero respecto del hormigón. Podemos decir que a mayor cuantía, mayor es el costo de construcción.

Recorded use

Wiktionary example

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

  1. El porcentaje de la armadura metálica ó su cuantía (c) está expresado con respecto a la sección del prisma de hormigón.

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as:

  • cauntía
  • ccuantía
  • cuanntía
  • cuantaí
  • cuanttía
  • cuaníta
  • cuatnía
  • cunatía
  • ucantía

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

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

cauntía2ccuantía1cuanntía1cuantaí2cuanttía1cuaníta2cuatnía2cunatía2
Edit distance from "cuantía"

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 "cuantía"?
"cuantía" is spelled C-U-A-N-T-Í-A. The IPA pronunciation is [kwãn̪ˈt̪ia].
What does "cuantía" mean?
As a noun, "cuantía" means: Porción de un tamaño o una propiedad que puede ser medida.
What words are commonly confused with "cuantía"?
"cuantía" is commonly confused with "cuenta", "cuanto", "cuarta". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.
How do you pronounce "cuantía"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "cuantía" is [kwãn̪ˈt̪ia]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "cuantía" come from?
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Similar Spanish words by spelling shape

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

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked Spanish headwords with 7 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

deberás#17,097derivan#17,105despide#17,108compite#17,078

Similar misspelling depth

Headwords with a similar count of attested misspellings (9 here; floor ≥5).

condón9 variantsclimas9 variantscastas9 variantscaminan9 variants

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list