cuchara
[kuˈt͡ʃaɾa]
The verdict
“cuchara” is a moderately-common Spanish word, ranked #12,568 in Spanish word frequency and used as a noun.
- #12,568
- frequency rank, Spanish
- 7
- letters
- 10
- tracked misspellings
- 3
- confusable pairs
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - Utensilio que sirve para llevar a la boca algunos alimentos. Se compone de una parte cóncava donde se deposita el alimento que se prolonga en forma de mango para agarrarla.
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 | cuchara |
| Language | Spanish |
| Part of speech | Noun |
| IPA | [kuˈt͡ʃaɾa] |
| Letters | 7 |
| Frequency rank | #12,568 |
| Misspellings tracked | 10 |
| Confusable pairs | 3 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Where “cuchara” sits in Spanish frequency
Spelling & Dictionary Insight
The Spanish entry for cuchara is 7 letters long, classified as a noun, and transcribed in the International Phonetic Alphabet as [kuˈt͡ʃaɾa]. Corpus data places it at rank #12,568 in overall Spanish word frequency, marking it as uncommon enough that many writers pause before typing it. Wiktionary records 10 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 cuchara, with forms such as "ccuchara", "ccuhara", and "cucahra". Every one of these variants traces to a single-character edit -- an added or dropped letter, a swapped consonant, or a vowel swap -- the kind of slip a spell-checker is built to catch. It also participates in 3 confusable-pair relationships, "cuidará", "cucharada", "cochera", where similar look or sound leads writers to substitute one word for another in context.
This entry carries no recorded etymology, leaving phoneme-to-grapheme mapping as the best guide to its spelling rather than a borrowing history. The correct Spanish form is cuchara, spelled C-U-C-H-A-R-A.
Definition
- 1Utensilio que sirve para llevar a la boca algunos alimentos. Se compone de una parte cóncava donde se deposita el alimento que se prolonga en forma de mango para agarrarla.
- 2El contenido de una cuchara.
- 3Instrumento con forma de cuchara usado para otros fines.
- 4Instrumento metálico para avivar el fuego y mover las brasas.
- 5Llana, instrumento de albañil.
- 6Ratero.
- 7Genitales internos y externos —es decir, vagina y vulva— de la mujer.
- 8Corazón, órgano del aparato circulatorio del cuerpo humano.
- 9Posición en la que dos personas se acuestan abrazadas mirando hacia el mismo lado, con el cuerpo curvado aproximadamente con la forma de una cuchara.
- 10Tiro o pase suave hecho para que la pelota pase por encima del arquero o un defensor rival que está más adelantado que su posición habitual.
This word in other languages
Common misspellings
Also misspelled as: ccuchara,ccuhara,cucahra,cucchara,cuchaar,cucharra,cuchhara,cuchraa,cuhcara,ucchara
Misspelling Pattern Breakdown
How far each generated variant is from the correct spelling of cuchara - counted as single-character edits (an insertion, a deletion, or a substituted letter). The larger the bar, the easier the typo is to spot; one-edit slips are the ones that sneak past readers.
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 "cuchara"?
What does "cuchara" mean?
What words are commonly confused with "cuchara"?
How do you pronounce "cuchara"?
What language does "cuchara" come from?
Is PlainSpell free to use?
Using “cuchara”
The practical upshot for anyone who landed here from a spell-check.
- The one correct Spanish spelling is C-U-C-H-A-R-A - every other letter order is a misspelling in standard orthography.
- Say it as [kuˈt͡ʃaɾa] (IPA); tap the speaker on the pronunciation badge to hear it where audio exists.
- Don't mix it up with “cuidará” - see the side-by-side comparison. cuchara vs cuidará
- 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.