cuchara

/[kuˈt͡ʃaɾa]/ noun

Letters

7 characters

Frequency Rank

#12,568

in Spanish word usage

Misspellings

10

tracked variants

Confusables

3

similar word pairs

cuchara is aSpanishnoun. It means: 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. Pronounced [kuˈt͡ʃaɾa]. Often confused with cuidará and cucharada.

Key facts for cuchara
PropertyValue
Headwordcuchara
LanguageSpanish
Part of speechNoun
IPA[kuˈt͡ʃaɾa]
Letters7
Frequency rank#12,568
Misspellings tracked10
Confusable pairs3
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Frequency rank visualization

Position of cuchara in Spanish word frequency (lower rank = more common)

Source: Wordfreq corpus

Spelling & Dictionary Insight

The Spanish entry for cuchara is 7 letters long, classified as anoun, 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 Hunspell-derived misspelling index lists 10 documented wrong-spelling variants for cuchara, with forms such as "ccuchara", "ccuhara", and "cucahra". Each variant represents a distinct typo pattern that appears often enough in corpora to be worth flagging, typically a doubled-consonant error, a silent-letter drop, or a vowel substitution.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.

No explicit etymology string is stored for this entry, so spelling patterns must be inferred from the word's phoneme-to-grapheme mapping rather than from a documented borrowing chain. For readers arriving here from a spelling check, the authoritative guidance is: the correct Spanish form is cuchara, spelled C-U-C-H-A-R-A, and any other sequence of those letters, regardless of how natural it feels, is a misspelling in standard orthography.

Definition

  1. 1
    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.
  2. 2
    El contenido de una cuchara.
  3. 3
    Instrumento con forma de cuchara usado para otros fines.
  4. 4
    Instrumento metálico para avivar el fuego y mover las brasas.
  5. 5
    Llana, instrumento de albañil.
  6. 6
    Ratero.
  7. 7
    Genitales internos y externos —es decir, vagina y vulva— de la mujer.
  8. 8
    Corazón, órgano del aparato circulatorio del cuerpo humano.
  9. 9
    Posición en la que dos personas se acuestan abrazadas mirando hacia el mismo lado, con el cuerpo curvado aproximadamente con la forma de una cuchara.
  10. 10
    Tiro 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.

Synonyms

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Common misspellings

Also misspelled as: ccuchara,ccuhara,cucahra,cucchara,cuchaar,cucharra,cuchhara,cuchraa,cuhcara,ucchara

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

Relative frequency of common misspelling types for cuchara

Misspelling Variants of "cuchara"

ccuchara8ccuhara7cucahra7cucchara8cuchaar7cucharra8cuchhara8cuchraa7
Misspelling Variants of "cuchara"

Frequency rank: #12,568 in Spanish

Frequently Asked Questions

How do you spell "cuchara"?
"cuchara" is spelled C-U-C-H-A-R-A. The IPA pronunciation is [kuˈt͡ʃaɾa].
What does "cuchara" mean?
As a noun, "cuchara" means: 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.
What words are commonly confused with "cuchara"?
"cuchara" is commonly confused with "cuidará", "cucharada", "cochera". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.
How do you pronounce "cuchara"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "cuchara" is [kuˈt͡ʃaɾa]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "cuchara" come from?
"cuchara" is a Spanish word. PlainSpell covers definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data across English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German.
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Data Source: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org), licensed under CC BY-SA & GFDL. Frequency data from Wordfreq. Misspellings derived from Hunspell dictionaries.