cuaresma
[kwaˈɾesma]
The verdict
“cuaresma” is a moderately-common Spanish word, ranked #18,206 in Spanish word frequency and used as a noun.
- #18,206
- frequency rank, Spanish
- 8
- letters
- 11
- tracked misspellings
- 2
- confusable pairs
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - Tiempo litúrgico variable, en los credos católico, ortodoxo, anglicano y algunos evangélicos, dedicado a preparación de la festividad pascual: la resurrección de Jesucristo. En el rito latino comie...
Visual similarity to commonly confused words
How many letter changes separate each confused pair (Levenshtein distance, normalized).
Source: PlainSpell confusable corpus (Wiktionary, CC BY-SA).
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | cuaresma |
| Language | Spanish |
| Part of speech | Noun |
| IPA | [kwaˈɾesma] |
| Letters | 8 |
| Frequency rank | #18,206 |
| Misspellings tracked | 11 |
| Confusable pairs | 2 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Where “cuaresma” sits in Spanish frequency
Spelling & Dictionary Insight
The Spanish entry for cuaresma is 8 letters long, classified as a noun, and transcribed in the International Phonetic Alphabet as [kwaˈɾesma]. Corpus data places it at rank #18,206 in overall Spanish word frequency, marking it as uncommon enough that many writers pause before typing it. Wiktionary records 3 distinct senses for this headword, so context determines which meaning a reader should apply.
Our generated misspelling index lists 11 likely wrong-spelling variants for cuaresma, with forms such as "cauresma", "ccuaresma", and "cuaersma". 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 2 confusable-pair relationships, "carisma", "cuarenta", a pairing that trips writers up because the two words share enough sound or shape to blur together.
No documented word history exists for this headword, so its spelling is best read as a straightforward mapping from sound to letter. The correct Spanish form is cuaresma, spelled C-U-A-R-E-S-M-A.
Definition
- 1Tiempo litúrgico variable, en los credos católico, ortodoxo, anglicano y algunos evangélicos, dedicado a preparación de la festividad pascual: la resurrección de Jesucristo. En el rito latino comienza el miércoles de ceniza y termina justo antes de la «misa de la cena del Señor», la tarde del jueves santo. Comprende seis domingos, hasta el denominado «de ramos» (siete si se incluye el de pascua).
- 2Sermones dominicales que se pronuncian durante la cuaresma.
- 3Libro que contiene los textos de las lecturas acerca del tema de la cuaresma, por autor.
This word in other languages
Common misspellings
Also misspelled as: cauresma,ccuaresma,cuaersma,cuaremsa,cuaresam,cuaresmma,cuaressma,cuarresma,cuarsema,curaesma,ucaresma
Misspelling Pattern Breakdown
How far each generated variant is from the correct spelling of cuaresma - expressed in single-character edits (insert, delete, or swap one letter). Bigger bars stand out at a glance; a one-edit slip is the hardest to catch.
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.
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Using “cuaresma”
The practical upshot for anyone who landed here from a spell-check.
- The one correct Spanish spelling is C-U-A-R-E-S-M-A - every other letter order is a misspelling in standard orthography.
- Say it as [kwaˈɾesma] (IPA); tap the speaker on the pronunciation badge to hear it where audio exists.
- Don't mix it up with “carisma” - see the side-by-side comparison. cuaresma vs carisma
- 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.