cucarda
[kuˈkaɾð̞a]
The verdict
“cucarda” is uncommon Spanish (outside the top frequency list), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
- Unranked
- below top-frequency Spanish
- 7
- letters
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Escarapela (insignia de tela representativa de un país que se prende al uniforme).
Corpus desk
Index ES-cucarda · cucarda · Spanish
cucarda · unranked · 0 variants · 0 confusables
- FREQ-UNRANKED Unranked
- LEN-LONG 7 letters
- VOW-3 3 vowels
- CONFUS-0 No pairs
- VAR-0 0 variants
- BOOK-THIN "C" thin
- PHOTO-UNK Peer pending
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.
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | cucarda |
| Language | Spanish |
| Part of speech | Noun |
| IPA | [kuˈkaɾð̞a] |
| Letters | 7 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Cola larga: rango de “cucarda” en español
Rare enough to double-check
cucarda is uncommon Spanish outside the top frequency list, classed as anoun, transcribed [kuˈkaɾð̞a]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. 3 senses are on record.
No misspelling variants are generated for cucarda in our index, which points to an orthography that plays by predictable Spanish rules. No confusable counterpart is on file for this word, which typically means the spelling is too distinctive to be mistaken for another word.
No borrowing history is documented 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 cucarda, spelled C-U-C-A-R-D-A.
Definition
- 1Escarapela (insignia de tela representativa de un país que se prende al uniforme).
- 2Cada una de las dos piezas de adorno que van a los dos lados de las frontaleras de la brida.
- 3Martillo de boca ancha y cubierta de puntas de diamante, con que los canteros rematan ciertas obras de sillería.
Definitions, pronunciation, and etymology for this entry are drawn from Wiktionary via the kaikki.org structured extract (CC BY-SA). See the methodology for how each field is sourced and updated.