cuca
[ˈkuka]
The verdict
“cuca” is a moderately-common Spanish word, ranked #38,033 in Spanish word frequency and used as a noun.
- #38,033
- frequency rank, Spanish
- 4
- letters
- 5
- tracked misspellings
- 20
- confusable pairs
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - Genitales internos y externos —es decir, vagina y vulva— femeninos.
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 | cuca |
| Language | Spanish |
| Part of speech | Noun |
| IPA | [ˈkuka] |
| Letters | 4 |
| Frequency rank | #38,033 |
| Misspellings tracked | 5 |
| Confusable pairs | 20 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Where “cuca” sits in Spanish frequency
Spelling & Dictionary Insight
The Spanish entry for cuca is 4 letters long, classified as a noun, and transcribed in the International Phonetic Alphabet as [ˈkuka]. Corpus data places it at rank #38,033 in overall Spanish word frequency, marking it as uncommon enough that many writers pause before typing it. Wiktionary records 8 distinct senses for this headword, so context determines which meaning a reader should apply.
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
- 1Genitales internos y externos —es decir, vagina y vulva— femeninos.
- 2Órgano 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.
- 3Acción de masturbarse.
- 4Cualquier 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(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.
- 6Ave legendaria y parcialmente antropomórfica de la mitología mapuche, que puede ser de buen o mal agüero según su color.
- 7Furgón policial.
- 8Galleta dulce de harina de trigo.
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.
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 “cuca”
The practical upshot for anyone who landed here from a spell-check.
- The one correct Spanish spelling is C-U-C-A - every other letter order is a misspelling in standard orthography.
- Say it as [ˈkuka] (IPA); tap the speaker on the pronunciation badge to hear it where audio exists.
- Don't mix it up with “cup” - see the side-by-side comparison. cuca vs cup
- 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.