cuca

[ˈkuka]

/[ˈkuka]/ noun

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The verdict

“cuca” has 5 generated spelling variants in the Spanish index at frequency #38,033. The variants make it a useful spelling check.

#38,033
frequency rank, Spanish
8,288
“C” headwords
5
tracked misspellings
20
confusable pairs

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Genitales internos y externos —es decir, vagina y vulva— femeninos.

Corpus desk

Index ES-cuca · cuca · Spanish

cuca · rank #38,033 · 5 variants · 20 confusables

  • FREQ-MID #38,033
  • LEN-MID 4 letters
  • VOW-2 2 vowels
  • CONFUS-HIGH 20 pairs
  • VAR-MID 5 variants
  • BOOK-DENSE 8,288
  • PHOTO-FINISH cruzaban

Nearest frequency peer: cruzaban (-1 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.

Pares de rango junto al imán ortográfico “cuca”

Misma franja de rareza: útil si un typo cae en un lema vecino

corpus weight

What this shows “cuca” está entre estos pares FrequencyWords; la profundidad de typo se mide aparte en el gráfico de distancia de edición.

Source FrequencyWords open word-frequency list As of September 3, 2026

Visual similarity to commonly confused words

How many letter changes separate each confused pair (Levenshtein distance, normalized).

cuca vs cup
50% similar
cuca vs cum
50% similar
cuca vs cut
50% similar

Source: PlainSpell confusable corpus (Wiktionary, CC BY-SA).

Key facts for cuca
PropertyValue
Headwordcuca
LanguageSpanish
Part of speechNoun
IPA[ˈkuka]
Letters4
Frequency rank#38,033
Misspellings tracked5
Confusable pairs20
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Frecuencia del imán ortográfico “cuca”

De izquierda a derecha: las pocas palabras que cargan el habla diaria, luego la cola larga casi invisible.cucacae aquí:

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

Los ticks avanzan en logaritmo; cada uno es del orden de diez veces más raro. En la misma franja de rareza aparecen “cruzaban” (#38,032), “Cueto” (#38,034), “crown” (#38,031). Entre 8,288 lemas con “C”, “cuca” va en #38,033. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

A misspelling magnet

The generator records 5 spelling variants around cuca (IPA [ˈkuka]), anoun. Corpus frequency is #38,033 among 8,288 “C” headwords. Wiktionary lists 8 senses, so context still picks the gloss.

Our generated misspelling index lists 5 likely wrong-spelling variants for cuca, with forms such as "ccua", "ccuca", and "cuac". 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 20 confusable-pair relationships, "cup", "cum", "cut", and more, where similar look or sound leads writers to substitute one word for another in context.

This entry carries no recorded etymology, so its spelling pattern is best understood through pronunciation rather than a traceable origin. The correct Spanish form is cuca, spelled C-U-C-A.

Definition

  1. 1
    Genitales internos y externos —es decir, vagina y vulva— femeninos.
  2. 2
    Órgano que presenta el macho de los mamíferos, de forma eréctil, en el que desembocan los conductos del tracto génitourinario. En algunos animales se retrae en la ingle, y sólo se extiende durante la excreción y la cópula; en el ser humano no es retráctil. Está compuesto en su mayor parte por tejidos esponjosos, llamados cuerpos cavernosos, que al saturarse de sangre producen la erección.
  3. 3
    Acción de masturbarse.
  4. 4
    Cualquier animal invertebrado de forma tubular o aplanada pero siempre elongada y ápodo, sea ésta su forma adulta —como en los anélidos, nematodos y platelmintos— o una fase previa —como en las larvas de muchos insectos.
  5. 5
    (Ardea cocoi) Ave zancuda de gran tamaño y plumaje grisáceo a gris azulado, que habita zonas húmedas en todo el mundo. Es de hábitos nocturnos y huidizos, formando grupos pequeños y nidificando en la copa de los árboles. Alcanza los 120 cm de altura, con el largo cuello de color blanco y corona y nuca negro intenso, así como el pecho. Las remeras son asimismo negruzcas. El pico es de color amarillento, largo, adaptado a la captura de los crustáceos y peces que conforman su alimento.
  6. 6
    Ave legendaria y parcialmente antropomórfica de la mitología mapuche, que puede ser de buen o mal agüero según su color.
  7. 7
    Furgón policial.
  8. 8
    Galleta dulce de harina de trigo.

Synonyms

Para una lista de sinónimosvéase Wikcionario:vagina/SinónimosPara una lista de sinónimosvéase Wikcionario:pene/Sinónimoscucogusanogarza moracatalinapaledonia

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as:

  • ccua
  • ccuca
  • cuac
  • cucca
  • ucca

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

How far each generated variant is from the correct spelling of cuca - measured in single-character edits (insert, delete, or substitute a letter). Larger bars are easier to catch; one-edit slips are the sneakiest.

ccua2ccuca1cuac2cucca1ucca2
Edit distance from "cuca"

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 "cuca"?
"cuca" is spelled C-U-C-A. The IPA pronunciation is [ˈkuka].
What does "cuca" mean?
As a noun, "cuca" means: Genitales internos y externos —es decir, vagina y vulva— femeninos.
What words are commonly confused with "cuca"?
"cuca" is commonly confused with "cup", "cum", "cut". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.
How do you pronounce "cuca"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "cuca" is [ˈkuka]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "cuca" come from?
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Similar Spanish words by spelling shape

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

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked Spanish headwords with 4 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

deck#38,040bomb#37,986asar#37,969alud#37,942

Similar misspelling depth

Headwords with a similar count of attested misspellings (5 here; floor ≥5).

currar5 variantsfome5 variantswake5 variantshook5 variants

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list