cuarta

[ˈkwaɾt̪a]

/[ˈkwaɾt̪a]/ noun

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The verdict

“cuarta” has 8 generated spelling variants in the Spanish index at frequency #3,039. The variants make it a useful spelling check.

#3,039
frequency rank, Spanish
8,288
“C” headwords
8
tracked misspellings
20
confusable pairs

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Cada una de las cuatro partes iguales de un todo.

Corpus desk

Index ES-cuarta · cuarta · Spanish

cuarta · rank #3,039 · 8 variants · 20 confusables

  • FREQ-COMMON #3,039
  • LEN-LONG 6 letters
  • VOW-3 3 vowels
  • CONFUS-HIGH 20 pairs
  • VAR-MID 8 variants
  • BOOK-DENSE 8,288
  • PHOTO-FINISH costos

Nearest frequency peer: costos (-1 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 “cuarta”

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

corpus weight

What this shows “cuarta” 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).

cuarta vs cura
67% similar
cuarta vs curt
67% similar
cuarta vs cuota
67% similar

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

Key facts for cuarta
PropertyValue
Headwordcuarta
LanguageSpanish
Part of speechNoun
IPA[ˈkwaɾt̪a]
Letters6
Frequency rank#3,039
Misspellings tracked8
Confusable pairs20
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Frecuencia del imán ortográfico “cuarta”

Esta escala corre desde el núcleo del español cotidiano (izquierda) hasta el rastro de formas rara vez usadas (derecha).cuartacae aquí:

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

Los ticks avanzan en logaritmo; cada uno es del orden de diez veces más raro. En la misma franja de rareza aparecen “costos” (#3,038), “cuyos” (#3,040), “corre” (#3,037). Entre 8,288 lemas con “C”, “cuarta” va en #3,039. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

A misspelling magnet

The generator records 8 spelling variants around cuarta (IPA [ˈkwaɾt̪a]), anoun. Corpus frequency is #3,039 among 8,288 “C” headwords. Wiktionary lists 17 senses, so context still picks the gloss.

Our generated misspelling index lists 8 likely wrong-spelling variants for cuarta, with forms such as "caurta", "ccuarta", and "cuarat". 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 20 confusable-pair relationships, "cura", "curt", "cuota", and more, a pairing that trips writers up because the two words share enough sound or shape to blur together.

No borrowing history is documented for this entry, so any spelling logic here comes from how the word's sounds map to letters, not a documented origin story. The correct Spanish form is cuarta, spelled C-U-A-R-T-A.

Definition

  1. 1
    Cada una de las cuatro partes iguales de un todo.
  2. 2
    Medida de longitud, equivalente a la distancia que hay entre el dedo pulgar y el meñique de una mano extendida o entre el pulgar y el dedo corazón.
  3. 3
    En algunos instrumentos de cuerda, la que está en cuarto lugar.
  4. 4
    Intervalo de cuatro grados en dos notas de la escala musical.
  5. 5
    Cuarta funeral.
  6. 6
    En el juego de los cientos, grupo de cuatro cartas consecutivas y de un mismo palo.
  7. 7
    Encuarte.
  8. 8
    Cuadrante (transportador de un cuarto de círculo usado para medir ángulos).
  9. 9
    Cada una de las 32 partes en las que se divide la rosa náutica.
  10. 10
    Sección formada por la cuarta parte de un batallón de infantería.
  11. 11
    Intervalo entre una nota y su cuarta anterior, compuesto por dos tonos y un semitono.
  12. 12
    Mula que guía los coches de caballos.
  13. 13
    Unidad de medida para áridos, equivalente a la cuarta parte de un ferrado.
  14. 14
    Disciplina (instrumento para castigo).
  15. 15
    Fusta (látigo para la caballería).
  16. 16
    Cuerda que se usa para remolcar un vehículo.
  17. 17
    Cuarta marcha que se selecciona desde la caja de cambios.

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as:

  • caurta
  • ccuarta
  • cuarat
  • cuarrta
  • cuartta
  • cuatra
  • curata
  • ucarta

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

How far each generated variant is from the correct spelling of cuarta - 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.

caurta2ccuarta1cuarat2cuarrta1cuartta1cuatra2curata2ucarta2
Edit distance from "cuarta"

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 "cuarta"?
"cuarta" is spelled C-U-A-R-T-A. The IPA pronunciation is [ˈkwaɾt̪a].
What does "cuarta" mean?
As a noun, "cuarta" means: Cada una de las cuatro partes iguales de un todo.
What words are commonly confused with "cuarta"?
"cuarta" is commonly confused with "cura", "curt", "cuota". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.
How do you pronounce "cuarta"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "cuarta" is [ˈkwaɾt̪a]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "cuarta" come from?
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Similar Spanish words by spelling shape

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

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked Spanish headwords with 6 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

costos#3,038decide#3,041cantar#3,035armada#3,031

Similar misspelling depth

Headwords with a similar count of attested misspellings (8 here; floor ≥5).

cable8 variantsbajas8 variantsfraude8 variantsrivera8 variants

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list