cubierta
Spanish, noun/kuˈbjeɾta/
cubierta is spelled C-U-B-I-E-R-T-A (8 letters) and appears 23 times per million words in written Spanish, the 3,473rd most frequent Spanish word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). Cubierta is a Spanish feminine noun meaning “cover, covering, casing, lid, shroud” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). It is also a feminine singular of cubierto. The Spanish Wiktionary (Wikcionario) defines it as “Lo que se pone encima de algo para protegerlo o taparlo”.
What does cubierta mean in English?
noun
- 1
femininecover, covering, casing, lid, shroud
- 2
femininecover, jacket (of a book)
- 3
feminineenvelope (i.e. any natural covering), sheath (a structure covering an animal or plant organ)
- 4
femininesheath (for cables)
- 5
feminineroof (exterior part)
- 6
Spainfemininetire
- 7
femininehood (e.g. hood for a pipe or a fish tank)
- 8
feminineshell (e.g. for capsules)
adjective
- 1
femininefeminine singular of cubierto
verb
- 1
femininefeminine singular of cubierto
Source: English Wiktionary, Spanish section, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0).
How Spanish dictionaries define it
noun: 1. Lo que se pone encima de algo para protegerlo o taparlo. 2. Parte exterior de un libro o revista, generalmente de un papel más grueso o cartón, que protege las hojas impresas. 3. Parte exterior delantera de un libro que muestra el título, autor y alguna ilustración. 4. Papel doblado y pegado formando un rectángulo, en cuyo interior va un escrito.
The definition in the Spanish Wiktionary (Wikcionario), in Spanish.
Source: Spanish Wiktionary (Wikcionario), dump of September 1, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org.
Forms of cubierta
- cubiertas plural
Source: English Wiktionary and Spanish Wiktionary (Wikcionario) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026).
How do you pronounce cubierta?
- /kuˈbjeɾta/
- [kuˈβ̞jeɾ.t̪a]
- [kuˈβ̞jeɾt̪a]
Sources: English Wiktionary, Spanish Wiktionary (Wikcionario) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026); recordings from Wikimedia Commons.
English words that translate to cubierta
Source: the translation tables of the English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026.
How common is cubierta in Spanish?
cubierta appears 23 times per million words in written Spanish.
Source: written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).