cuchara

[kuˈt͡ʃaɾa]

/[kuˈt͡ʃaɾa]/ noun

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The verdict

“cuchara” has 10 generated spelling variants in the Spanish index at frequency #12,568. The variants make it a useful spelling check.

#12,568
frequency rank, Spanish
8,288
“C” headwords
10
tracked misspellings
3
confusable pairs

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 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.

Corpus desk

Index ES-cuchara · cuchara · Spanish

cuchara · rank #12,568 · 10 variants · 3 confusables

  • FREQ-MID #12,568
  • LEN-LONG 7 letters
  • VOW-3 3 vowels
  • CONFUS-LOW 3 pairs
  • VAR-MID 10 variants
  • BOOK-DENSE 8,288
  • PHOTO-FINISH cubrió

Nearest frequency peer: cubrió (-1 rank slots)

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.

Pares de rango junto al imán ortográfico “cuchara”

Misma franja de rareza: útil si un typo cae en un lema vecino

corpus weight

What this shows “cuchara” está entre estos pares FrequencyWords; la profundidad de typo se mide aparte en el gráfico de distancia de edición.

Source FrequencyWords open word-frequency list As of September 3, 2026

Visual similarity to commonly confused words

How many letter changes separate each confused pair (Levenshtein distance, normalized).

cuchara vs cuidará
57% similar
cuchara vs cucharada
78% similar
cuchara vs cochera
71% similar

Source: PlainSpell confusable corpus (Wiktionary, CC BY-SA).

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

Frecuencia del imán ortográfico “cuchara”

De izquierda a derecha: las pocas palabras que cargan el habla diaria, luego la cola larga casi invisible.cucharacae aquí:

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

Los ticks avanzan en logaritmo; cada uno es del orden de diez veces más raro. En la misma franja de rareza aparecen “cubrió” (#12,567), “cumbres” (#12,569), “corría” (#12,566). Entre 8,288 lemas con “C”, “cuchara” va en #12,568. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

A misspelling magnet

The generator records 10 spelling variants around cuchara (IPA [kuˈt͡ʃaɾa]), anoun. Corpus frequency is #12,568 among 8,288 “C” headwords. Wiktionary lists 10 senses, so context still picks the gloss.

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

  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

cucharcucharillacucharadabadilPara una lista de sinónimosvéase Wikcionario:vagina/Sinónimoscucharitapicadavaselina

This word in other languages

spoon(English)cuillère(Français)Löffel(Deutsch)colher(Português)

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.

ccuchara1ccuhara2cucahra2cucchara1cuchaar2cucharra1cuchhara1cuchraa2
Edit distance from "cuchara"

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"?
"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?
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Similar Spanish words by spelling shape

Same letter count and similar misspelling depth for "cuchara", not the corpus desk frequency band.

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked Spanish headwords with 7 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

cumbres#12,569corbata#12,564condenó#12,559cometen#12,553

Similar misspelling depth

Headwords with a similar count of attested misspellings (10 here; floor ≥5).

colocan10 variantsdulzura10 variantsescalar10 variantscantera10 variants

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list