cuanto

/[ˈkwãn̪t̪o]/ adj

Letters

6 characters

Frequency Rank

#398

in Spanish word usage

Misspellings

8

tracked variants

Confusables

20

similar word pairs

cuanto is anSpanishadj. It means: Lo que tiene cantidad o pertenece a ella. Pronounced [ˈkwãn̪t̪o]. It ranks #398 in Spanish word frequency. Often confused with culto and Cueto.

Key facts for cuanto
PropertyValue
Headwordcuanto
LanguageSpanish
Part of speechAdj
IPA[ˈkwãn̪t̪o]
Letters6
Frequency rank#398
Misspellings tracked8
Confusable pairs20
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Frequency rank visualization

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

Source: Wordfreq corpus

Spelling & Dictionary Insight

The Spanish entry for cuanto is 6 letters long, classified as anadj, and transcribed in the International Phonetic Alphabet as [ˈkwãn̪t̪o]. Corpus data places it at rank #398 in overall Spanish word frequency, putting it firmly in the everyday core of the language.Wiktionary records 3 distinct senses for this headword, so context determines which meaning a reader should apply.

Our Hunspell-derived misspelling index lists 8 documented wrong-spelling variants for cuanto, with forms such as "caunto", "ccuanto", and "cuannto". 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, "culto", "Cueto", "cuenta", 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 cuanto, spelled C-U-A-N-T-O, and any other sequence of those letters, regardless of how natural it feels, is a misspelling in standard orthography.

Definition

  1. 1
    Lo que tiene cantidad o pertenece a ella.
  2. 2
    Numeral que significa cantidad indeterminada, correlativo de tanto.
  3. 3
    Grande y excesivo en cualquier línea.

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Common misspellings

Also misspelled as: caunto,ccuanto,cuannto,cuanot,cuantto,cuatno,cunato,ucanto

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

Relative frequency of common misspelling types for cuanto

Misspelling Variants of "cuanto"

caunto6ccuanto7cuannto7cuanot6cuantto7cuatno6cunato6ucanto6
Misspelling Variants of "cuanto"

Frequency rank: #398 in Spanish

Frequently Asked Questions

How do you spell "cuanto"?
"cuanto" is spelled C-U-A-N-T-O. The IPA pronunciation is [ˈkwãn̪t̪o].
What does "cuanto" mean?
As an adj, "cuanto" means: Lo que tiene cantidad o pertenece a ella.
What words are commonly confused with "cuanto"?
"cuanto" is commonly confused with "culto", "Cueto", "cuenta". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.
How do you pronounce "cuanto"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "cuanto" is [ˈkwãn̪t̪o]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "cuanto" come from?
"cuanto" is a Spanish word. PlainSpell covers definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data across English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German.
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Nearby Spanish words

Other entries that begin with the letter C in our Spanish index:

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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.