cuarteles

[kwaɾˈt̪eles]

/[kwaɾˈt̪eles]/ noun

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The verdict

“cuarteles” has 13 generated spelling variants in the Spanish index at frequency #14,805. The variants make it a useful spelling check.

#14,805
frequency rank, Spanish
8,288
“C” headwords
13
tracked misspellings
3
confusable pairs

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Forma del plural de cuartel.

Corpus desk

Index ES-cuarteles · cuarteles · Spanish

cuarteles · rank #14,805 · 13 variants · 3 confusables

  • FREQ-MID #14,805
  • LEN-LONG 9 letters
  • VOW-4 4 vowels
  • CONFUS-LOW 3 pairs
  • VAR-HIGH 13 variants
  • BOOK-DENSE 8,288
  • PHOTO-FINISH cronista

Nearest frequency peer: cronista (-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 “cuarteles”

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

corpus weight

What this shows “cuarteles” 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).

cuarteles vs cuartel
78% similar
cuarteles vs cárceles
67% similar
cuarteles vs cárteles
78% similar

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

Key facts for cuarteles
PropertyValue
Headwordcuarteles
LanguageSpanish
Part of speechNoun
IPA[kwaɾˈt̪eles]
Letters9
Frequency rank#14,805
Misspellings tracked13
Confusable pairs3
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Frecuencia del imán ortográfico “cuarteles”

De izquierda a derecha: las pocas palabras que cargan el habla diaria, luego la cola larga casi invisible.cuartelescae aquí:

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

El eje es logarítmico: cada tick marca unas diez veces menos frecuencia. En la misma franja de rareza aparecen “cronista” (#14,804), “cuarteto” (#14,806), “credenciales” (#14,803). Entre 8,288 lemas con “C”, “cuarteles” va en #14,805. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

A misspelling magnet

The generator records 13 spelling variants around cuarteles (IPA [kwaɾˈt̪eles]), anoun. Corpus frequency is #14,805 among 8,288 “C” headwords. Dominant gloss: "Forma del plural de cuartel.".

Our generated misspelling index lists 13 likely wrong-spelling variants for cuarteles, with forms such as "caurteles", "ccuarteles", and "cuaretles". 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 3 confusable-pair relationships, "cuartel", "cárceles", "cárteles", where similar look or sound leads writers to substitute one word for another in context.

No borrowing history is documented for this entry, so its spelling is easiest to reason about phoneme by phoneme, absent a documented history. The correct Spanish form is cuarteles, spelled C-U-A-R-T-E-L-E-S.

Definition

  1. 1
    Forma del plural de cuartel.

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as:

  • caurteles
  • ccuarteles
  • cuaretles
  • cuarrteles
  • cuarteels
  • cuarteless
  • cuartelles
  • cuartelse
  • cuartlees
  • cuartteles
  • cuatreles
  • curateles
  • ucarteles

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

How far each generated variant is from the correct spelling of cuarteles - counted as single-character edits (an insertion, a deletion, or a substituted letter). The larger the bar, the easier the typo is to spot; one-edit slips are the ones that sneak past readers.

caurteles2ccuarteles1cuaretles2cuarrteles1cuarteels2cuarteless1cuartelles1cuartelse2
Edit distance from "cuarteles"

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 "cuarteles"?
"cuarteles" is spelled C-U-A-R-T-E-L-E-S. The IPA pronunciation is [kwaɾˈt̪eles].
What does "cuarteles" mean?
As a noun, "cuarteles" means: Forma del plural de cuartel.
What words are commonly confused with "cuarteles"?
"cuarteles" is commonly confused with "cuartel", "cárceles", "cárteles". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.
How do you pronounce "cuarteles"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "cuarteles" is [kwaɾˈt̪eles]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "cuarteles" come from?
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Similar Spanish words by spelling shape

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

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked Spanish headwords with 9 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

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Similar misspelling depth

Headwords with a similar count of attested misspellings (13 here; floor ≥5).

deseable13 variantselegantes13 variantsentiendas13 variantsesmeralda13 variants

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list