cubilete

[kuβ̞iˈlet̪e]

/[kuβ̞iˈlet̪e]/ noun

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The verdict

“cubilete” is uncommon Spanish (frequency #98,290 among 8,288 “C” headwords), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

#98,290
frequency rank, Spanish
8,288
“C” headwords

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Recipiente usado por los cocineros y pasteleros como molde para el uso de sus oficios.

Corpus desk

Index ES-cubilete · cubilete · Spanish

cubilete · rank #98,290 · 0 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-RARE #98,290
  • LEN-LONG 8 letters
  • VOW-4 4 vowels
  • CONFUS-0 No pairs
  • VAR-0 0 variants
  • BOOK-DENSE 8,288
  • PHOTO-FINISH crónicamente

Nearest frequency peer: crónicamente (-2 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.

Rangos de cola larga cerca de “cubilete”

Banda escasa: las barras invierten el rango para que lo raro se lea más corto

corpus weight

What this shows Vista de cola larga: dónde “cubilete” se sitúa frente a rangos españoles igualmente raros.

Source FrequencyWords open word-frequency list As of September 3, 2026
Key facts for cubilete
PropertyValue
Headwordcubilete
LanguageSpanish
Part of speechNoun
IPA[kuβ̞iˈlet̪e]
Letters8
Frequency rank#98,290
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Cola larga: rango de “cubilete” en español

Esta escala corre desde el núcleo del español cotidiano (izquierda) hasta el rastro de formas rara vez usadas (derecha).cubiletecae en esta cola de rareza:

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

Los ticks avanzan en logaritmo; cada uno es del orden de diez veces más raro. Vecinos raros de la misma franja: “crónicamente” (#98,288), “culpada” (#98,293), “cruentos” (#98,286). Entre 8,288 lemas con “C”, “cubilete” va en #98,290. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Rare enough to double-check

cubilete is uncommon Spanish at frequency #98,290 among 8,288 “C” headwords, classed as anoun, transcribed [kuβ̞iˈlet̪e]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. 6 senses are on record.

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

  1. 1
    Recipiente usado por los cocineros y pasteleros como molde para el uso de sus oficios.
  2. 2
    Recipiente de hojalata o cobre, redondo o abarquillado y más ancho por la boca que por el suelo, usado en juegos de manos.
  3. 3
    Comida hecha de carne picada que ha sido guisada en el cubilete.
  4. 4
    Pastel con forma de cubilete, relleno de carne picada y manjar blanco entre varias cosas.
  5. 5
    Cilindro 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.
  6. 6
    Vaso de vidrio, plata u otra materia, más ancho por la boca que por el suelo, que antiguamente servía para beber.

Recorded use

Wiktionary examples

These source excerpts show how cubilete appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.

  1. Con este cubilete se hizo el postre que nos comimos ayer
  2. Me tocaron seis seises seguidos a pesar de que usé un cubilete y todo

This word in other languages

mould(English)

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 "cubilete"?
"cubilete" is spelled C-U-B-I-L-E-T-E. The IPA pronunciation is [kuβ̞iˈlet̪e].
What does "cubilete" mean?
As a noun, "cubilete" means: Recipiente usado por los cocineros y pasteleros como molde para el uso de sus oficios.
How do you pronounce "cubilete"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "cubilete" is [kuβ̞iˈlet̪e]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
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Similar Spanish words by spelling shape

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

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked Spanish headwords with 8 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

cruentos#98,286couldn't#98,280coránica#98,277debiesen#98,305

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list