cucha

[ˈkut͡ʃa]

/[ˈkut͡ʃa]/ noun

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The verdict

“cucha” is an uncommon Spanish word, ranked #69,279 in Spanish word frequency and used as a noun.

#69,279
frequency rank, Spanish
5
letters

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - Recaudación de dinero hecha por un grupo de personas mediante aportes propios.^([cita requerida]).

Key facts for cucha
PropertyValue
Headwordcucha
LanguageSpanish
Part of speechNoun
IPA[ˈkut͡ʃa]
Letters5
Frequency rank#69,279
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Where “cucha” sits in Spanish frequency

Every-word frequency runs from the handful of words we use constantly (left) to the long tail used once in a blue moon (right). cucha lands here:

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

Scale is logarithmic (each tick is 10× rarer). Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Spelling & Dictionary Insight

The Spanish entry for cucha is 5 letters long, classified as a noun, and transcribed in the International Phonetic Alphabet as [ˈkut͡ʃa]. Corpus data places it at rank #69,279 in overall Spanish word frequency, marking it as uncommon enough that many writers pause before typing it. The dominant gloss from Wiktionary reads: "Recaudación de dinero hecha por un grupo de personas mediante aportes propios.^([cita requerida]).".

No misspelling variants are generated for cucha in our index, since its letter pattern doesn't lend itself to common typo substitutions. No close-neighbour confusable shows up for this headword in our dataset, since nothing in our dataset looks or sounds close enough to cause mix-ups.

Our source data has no etymology on file for this entry, so its spelling is best explained by sound-to-letter mapping rather than etymology. The correct Spanish form is cucha, spelled C-U-C-H-A.

Definition

  1. 1
    Recaudación de dinero hecha por un grupo de personas mediante aportes propios.^([cita requerida]).

Synonyms

vaca

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 "cucha"?
"cucha" is spelled C-U-C-H-A. The IPA pronunciation is [ˈkut͡ʃa].
What does "cucha" mean?
As a noun, "cucha" means: Recaudación de dinero hecha por un grupo de personas mediante aportes propios.^([cita requerida]).
How do you pronounce "cucha"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "cucha" is [ˈkut͡ʃa]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "cucha" come from?
"cucha" is a Spanish word. PlainSpell's reference spans five languages -- English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German -- with definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data for each.
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Using “cucha”

The practical upshot for anyone who landed here from a spell-check.

  • The one correct Spanish spelling is C-U-C-H-A - every other letter order is a misspelling in standard orthography.
  • Say it as [ˈkut͡ʃa] (IPA); tap the speaker on the pronunciation badge to hear it where audio exists.
  • 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.

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list FrequencyWords open word-frequency list