cubierto
[kuˈβ̞jeɾt̪o]
The verdict
“cubierto” is a regularly-used Spanish word, ranked #4,495 in Spanish word frequency and used as an adjective.
- #4,495
- frequency rank, Spanish
- 8
- letters
- 12
- tracked misspellings
- 4
- confusable pairs
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - Que tiene algo encima que lo protege, oculta o tapa.
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 | cubierto |
| Language | Spanish |
| Part of speech | Adjective |
| IPA | [kuˈβ̞jeɾt̪o] |
| Letters | 8 |
| Frequency rank | #4,495 |
| Misspellings tracked | 12 |
| Confusable pairs | 4 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Where “cubierto” sits in Spanish frequency
Spelling & Dictionary Insight
The Spanish entry for cubierto is 8 letters long, classified as an adjective, and transcribed in the International Phonetic Alphabet as [kuˈβ̞jeɾt̪o]. Corpus data places it at rank #4,495 in overall Spanish word frequency, indicating it appears regularly in written and spoken text. Wiktionary records 3 distinct senses for this headword, so context determines which meaning a reader should apply.
Our generated misspelling index lists 12 likely wrong-spelling variants for cubierto, with forms such as "cbuierto", "ccubierto", and "cubbierto". 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 4 confusable-pair relationships, "cubiertos", "cierto", "cubierta", and more, since the words sound or look close enough that writers reach for the wrong one mid-sentence.
Wiktionary doesn't record an etymology for this headword, 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 cubierto, spelled C-U-B-I-E-R-T-O.
Definition
- 1Que tiene algo encima que lo protege, oculta o tapa.
- 2Dicho de un jugador de un equipo, defendido estrechamente por un jugador del equipo contrario.
- 3Dicho del rey, estar con una pieza o peón por delante que lo cubre contra un jaque.
Antonyms
This word in other languages
Common misspellings
Also misspelled as: cbuierto,ccubierto,cubbierto,cubeirto,cubierot,cubierrto,cubiertto,cubietro,cubireto,cuiberto,cuvierto,ucbierto
Misspelling Pattern Breakdown
How far each generated variant is from the correct spelling of cubierto - measured in single-character edits (insert, delete, or substitute a letter). Larger bars are easier to catch; one-edit slips are the sneakiest.
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 “cubierto”
The practical upshot for anyone who landed here from a spell-check.
- The one correct Spanish spelling is C-U-B-I-E-R-T-O - every other letter order is a misspelling in standard orthography.
- Say it as [kuˈβ̞jeɾt̪o] (IPA); tap the speaker on the pronunciation badge to hear it where audio exists.
- Don't mix it up with “cubiertos” - see the side-by-side comparison. cubierto vs cubiertos
- 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.