cubrir
[kuˈβ̞ɾiɾ]
The verdict
“cubrir” is a regularly-used Spanish word, ranked #3,111 in Spanish word frequency and used as a verb.
- #3,111
- frequency rank, Spanish
- 6
- letters
- 10
- tracked misspellings
- 15
- confusable pairs
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - Poner algo sobre una cosa o persona, para diferentes fines como taparla, protegerla u ocultarla.
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 | cubrir |
| Language | Spanish |
| Part of speech | Verb |
| IPA | [kuˈβ̞ɾiɾ] |
| Letters | 6 |
| Frequency rank | #3,111 |
| Misspellings tracked | 10 |
| Confusable pairs | 15 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Where “cubrir” sits in Spanish frequency
Spelling & Dictionary Insight
The Spanish entry for cubrir is 6 letters long, classified as a verb, 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 generated misspelling index lists 10 likely wrong-spelling variants for cubrir, with forms such as "cburir", "ccubrir", and "cubbrir". Each variant is a distinct typo pattern an edit-distance generator flags, 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.
This entry's etymology isn't recorded, 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 cubrir, spelled C-U-B-R-I-R.
Definition
- 1Poner algo sobre una cosa o persona, para diferentes fines como taparla, protegerla u ocultarla.
- 2Dicho de un defensa, marcar a un jugador del equipo contrario para que no pueda obtener una posición ventajosa.
- 3Dicho 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
How far each generated variant is from the correct spelling of cubrir - 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 “cubrir”
The practical upshot for anyone who landed here from a spell-check.
- The one correct Spanish spelling is C-U-B-R-I-R - every other letter order is a misspelling in standard orthography.
- Say it as [kuˈβ̞ɾiɾ] (IPA); tap the speaker on the pronunciation badge to hear it where audio exists.
- Don't mix it up with “curar” - see the side-by-side comparison. cubrir vs curar
- 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.