cubilete
[kuβ̞iˈlet̪e]
The verdict
“cubilete” is an uncommon Spanish word, ranked #98,290 in Spanish word frequency and used as a noun.
- #98,290
- frequency rank, Spanish
- 8
- letters
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - Recipiente usado por los cocineros y pasteleros como molde para el uso de sus oficios.
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | cubilete |
| Language | Spanish |
| Part of speech | Noun |
| IPA | [kuβ̞iˈlet̪e] |
| Letters | 8 |
| Frequency rank | #98,290 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Where “cubilete” sits in Spanish frequency
Spelling & Dictionary Insight
The Spanish entry for cubilete is 8 letters long, classified as a noun, and transcribed in the International Phonetic Alphabet as [kuβ̞iˈlet̪e]. Corpus data places it at rank #98,290 in overall Spanish word frequency, marking it as uncommon enough that many writers pause before typing it. Wiktionary records 6 distinct senses for this headword, so context determines which meaning a reader should apply.
The misspelling generator found no plausible variants for cubilete, a sign its spelling follows regular Spanish conventions. No confusable counterpart is on file for this word, which typically means the spelling is too distinctive to be mistaken for another word.
Our source data has no etymology on file for this entry, leaving phoneme-to-grapheme mapping as the best guide to its spelling rather than a borrowing history. The correct Spanish form is cubilete, spelled C-U-B-I-L-E-T-E.
Definition
- 1Recipiente usado por los cocineros y pasteleros como molde para el uso de sus oficios.
- 2Recipiente de hojalata o cobre, redondo o abarquillado y más ancho por la boca que por el suelo, usado en juegos de manos.
- 3Comida hecha de carne picada que ha sido guisada en el cubilete.
- 4Pastel con forma de cubilete, relleno de carne picada y manjar blanco entre varias cosas.
- 5Cilindro abierto por la base que es agitado para remover y mezclar los dados que se introducen en él, con objeto de sacar un número aleatorio de ellos.
- 6Vaso de vidrio, plata u otra materia, más ancho por la boca que por el suelo, que antiguamente servía para beber.
This word in other languages
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 “cubilete”
The practical upshot for anyone who landed here from a spell-check.
- The one correct Spanish spelling is C-U-B-I-L-E-T-E - every other letter order is a misspelling in standard orthography.
- Say it as [kuβ̞iˈlet̪e] (IPA); tap the speaker on the pronunciation badge to hear it where audio exists.
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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.