cuarentena

[kwaɾẽn̪ˈt̪ena]

/[kwaɾẽn̪ˈt̪ena]/ noun

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The verdict

“cuarentena” is a moderately-common Spanish word, ranked #13,218 in Spanish word frequency and used as a noun.

#13,218
frequency rank, Spanish
10
letters
14
tracked misspellings
1
confusable pair

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - Acción de aislar o apartar a personas o animales durante un período de tiempo, para evitar o limitar el riesgo de que extiendan una determinada enfermedad contagiosa.

Visual similarity to commonly confused words

How many letter changes separate each confused pair (Levenshtein distance, normalized).

cuarentena vs cuarenta
80% similar

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

Key facts for cuarentena
PropertyValue
Headwordcuarentena
LanguageSpanish
Part of speechNoun
IPA[kwaɾẽn̪ˈt̪ena]
Letters10
Frequency rank#13,218
Misspellings tracked14
Confusable pairs1
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Where “cuarentena” sits in Spanish frequency

Every-word frequency runs from the handful of words we use constantly (left) to the long tail used once in a blue moon (right). cuarentena lands here:

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

Scale is logarithmic (each tick is 10× rarer). Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Spelling & Dictionary Insight

The Spanish entry for cuarentena is 10 letters long, classified as a noun, and transcribed in the International Phonetic Alphabet as [kwaɾẽn̪ˈt̪ena]. Corpus data places it at rank #13,218 in overall Spanish word frequency, marking it as uncommon enough that many writers pause before typing it. Wiktionary records 8 distinct senses for this headword, so context determines which meaning a reader should apply.

Our generated misspelling index lists 14 likely wrong-spelling variants for cuarentena, with forms such as "caurentena", "ccuarentena", and "cuaerntena". Every one of these variants traces to a single-character edit -- an added or dropped letter, a swapped consonant, or a vowel swap -- the kind of slip a spell-checker is built to catch. It also participates in 1 confusable-pair relationship, "cuarenta", where similar look or sound leads writers to substitute one word for another in context.

Our source data has no etymology on file for this entry, 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 cuarentena, spelled C-U-A-R-E-N-T-E-N-A.

Definition

  1. 1
    Acción de aislar o apartar a personas o animales durante un período de tiempo, para evitar o limitar el riesgo de que extiendan una determinada enfermedad contagiosa.
  2. 2
    Acción de los antivirus de denegar toda clase de permisos a un fichero para evitar daños en el ordenador, pero sin borrarlo.
  3. 3
    Acción de evitar la difusión o publicación de una noticia durante un tiempo prudencial, hasta asegurarse de que es verdadera.
  4. 4
    Conjunto de cuarenta elementos.
  5. 5
    Edad que se encuentra en la década de los cuarenta (40) a los cuarenta y nueve (49) años.
  6. 6
    Período de 40 días, meses o años.
  7. 7
    Tiempo litúrgico de cuarenta días de preparación para la Pascua de Resurrección.
  8. 8
    Una de las partes de un todo al dividirse entre cuarenta fracciones iguales.

Synonyms

cuaresmacuarentavo

This word in other languages

quarantine(English)quarantaine(Français)

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as: caurentena,ccuarentena,cuaerntena,cuarenetna,cuarenntena,cuarentean,cuarentenna,cuarentnea,cuarenttena,cuaretnena,cuarnetena,cuarrentena,curaentena,ucarentena

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

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

caurentena2ccuarentena1cuaerntena2cuarenetna2cuarenntena1cuarentean2cuarentenna1cuarentnea2
Edit distance from "cuarentena"

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 "cuarentena"?
"cuarentena" is spelled C-U-A-R-E-N-T-E-N-A. The IPA pronunciation is [kwaɾẽn̪ˈt̪ena].
What does "cuarentena" mean?
As a noun, "cuarentena" means: Acción de aislar o apartar a personas o animales durante un período de tiempo, para evitar o limitar el riesgo de que extiendan una determinada enfermedad contagiosa.
What words are commonly confused with "cuarentena"?
"cuarentena" is commonly confused with "cuarenta". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.
How do you pronounce "cuarentena"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "cuarentena" is [kwaɾẽn̪ˈt̪ena]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "cuarentena" come from?
"cuarentena" is a Spanish word. PlainSpell covers definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data across English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German.
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Using “cuarentena”

The practical upshot for anyone who landed here from a spell-check.

  • The one correct Spanish spelling is C-U-A-R-E-N-T-E-N-A - every other letter order is a misspelling in standard orthography.
  • Say it as [kwaɾẽn̪ˈt̪ena] (IPA); tap the speaker on the pronunciation badge to hear it where audio exists.
  • Don't mix it up with “cuarenta” - see the side-by-side comparison. cuarentena vs cuarenta
  • Browse more Spanish words and confusable pairs in the same reference. Spanish words
Data Source

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.

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list FrequencyWords open word-frequency list