cubrir

/[kuˈβ̞ɾiɾ]/ verb

Letters

6 characters

Frequency Rank

#3,111

in Spanish word usage

Misspellings

10

tracked variants

Confusables

15

similar word pairs

cubrir is aSpanishverb. It means: Poner algo sobre una cosa o persona, para diferentes fines como taparla, protegerla u ocultarla. Pronounced [kuˈβ̞ɾiɾ]. It ranks #3,111 in Spanish word frequency. Often confused with curar and curia.

Key facts for cubrir
PropertyValue
Headwordcubrir
LanguageSpanish
Part of speechVerb
IPA[kuˈβ̞ɾiɾ]
Letters6
Frequency rank#3,111
Misspellings tracked10
Confusable pairs15
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Frequency rank visualization

Position of cubrir in Spanish word frequency (lower rank = more common)

Source: Wordfreq corpus

Spelling & Dictionary Insight

The Spanish entry for cubrir is 6 letters long, classified as averb, and transcribed in the International Phonetic Alphabet as [kuˈβ̞ɾiɾ]. Corpus data places it at rank #3,111 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 Hunspell-derived misspelling index lists 10 documented wrong-spelling variants for cubrir, with forms such as "cburir", "ccubrir", and "cubbrir". Each variant represents a distinct typo pattern that appears often enough in corpora to be worth flagging, typically a doubled-consonant error, a silent-letter drop, or a vowel substitution.It also participates in 15 confusable-pair relationships, "curar", "curia", "Curie", and more, where similar look or sound leads writers to substitute one word for another in context.

No explicit etymology string is stored for this entry, so spelling patterns must be inferred from the word's phoneme-to-grapheme mapping rather than from a documented borrowing chain. For readers arriving here from a spelling check, the authoritative guidance is: the correct Spanish form is cubrir, spelled C-U-B-R-I-R, and any other sequence of those letters, regardless of how natural it feels, is a misspelling in standard orthography.

Definition

  1. 1
    Poner algo sobre una cosa o persona, para diferentes fines como taparla, protegerla u ocultarla.
  2. 2
    Dicho de un defensa, marcar a un jugador del equipo contrario para que no pueda obtener una posición ventajosa.
  3. 3
    Dicho del macho, copular con la hembra.

This word in other languages

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as: cburir,ccubrir,cubbrir,cubirr,cubrirr,cubrri,cubrrir,curbir,cuvrir,ucbrir

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

Relative frequency of common misspelling types for cubrir

Misspelling Variants of "cubrir"

cburir6ccubrir7cubbrir7cubirr6cubrirr7cubrri6cubrrir7curbir6
Misspelling Variants of "cubrir"

Frequency rank: #3,111 in Spanish

Frequently Asked Questions

How do you spell "cubrir"?
"cubrir" is spelled C-U-B-R-I-R. The IPA pronunciation is [kuˈβ̞ɾiɾ].
What does "cubrir" mean?
As a verb, "cubrir" means: Poner algo sobre una cosa o persona, para diferentes fines como taparla, protegerla u ocultarla.
What words are commonly confused with "cubrir"?
"cubrir" is commonly confused with "curar", "curia", "Curie". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.
How do you pronounce "cubrir"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "cubrir" is [kuˈβ̞ɾiɾ]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "cubrir" come from?
"cubrir" is a Spanish word. PlainSpell covers definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data across English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German.
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Data Source: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org), licensed under CC BY-SA & GFDL. Frequency data from Wordfreq. Misspellings derived from Hunspell dictionaries.