cucharada

[kut͡ʃaˈɾað̞a]

/[kut͡ʃaˈɾað̞a]/ noun

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The verdict

“cucharada” has 13 generated spelling variants in the Spanish index at frequency #23,364. The variants make it a useful spelling check.

#23,364
frequency rank, Spanish
8,288
“C” headwords
13
tracked misspellings
3
confusable pairs

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Lo que cabe dentro de una cuchara.

Corpus desk

Index ES-cucharada · cucharada · Spanish

cucharada · rank #23,364 · 13 variants · 3 confusables

  • FREQ-MID #23,364
  • LEN-LONG 9 letters
  • VOW-4 4 vowels
  • CONFUS-LOW 3 pairs
  • VAR-HIGH 13 variants
  • BOOK-DENSE 8,288
  • PHOTO-FINISH cruciales

Nearest frequency peer: cruciales (-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 “cucharada”

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

corpus weight

What this shows “cucharada” 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).

cucharada vs cucharadas
90% similar
cucharada vs cucharadita
82% similar
cucharada vs cuchara
78% similar

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

Key facts for cucharada
PropertyValue
Headwordcucharada
LanguageSpanish
Part of speechNoun
IPA[kut͡ʃaˈɾað̞a]
Letters9
Frequency rank#23,364
Misspellings tracked13
Confusable pairs3
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Frecuencia del imán ortográfico “cucharada”

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

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

El eje es logarítmico: cada tick marca unas diez veces menos frecuencia. En la misma franja de rareza aparecen “cruciales” (#23,363), “códice” (#23,365), “daisy” (#23,366). Entre 8,288 lemas con “C”, “cucharada” va en #23,364. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

A misspelling magnet

The generator records 13 spelling variants around cucharada (IPA [kut͡ʃaˈɾað̞a]), anoun. Corpus frequency is #23,364 among 8,288 “C” headwords. Dominant gloss: "Lo que cabe dentro de una cuchara.".

Our generated misspelling index lists 13 likely wrong-spelling variants for cucharada, with forms such as "ccucharada", "ccuharada", and "cucahrada". Each of these forms differs from the correct spelling by one small edit: a doubled letter, a dropped silent letter, or a substituted vowel. It also participates in 3 confusable-pair relationships, "cucharadas", "cucharadita", "cuchara", a pairing that trips writers up because the two words share enough sound or shape to blur together.

This headword's origin isn't recorded in our source data, so its spelling is best read as a straightforward mapping from sound to letter. The correct Spanish form is cucharada, spelled C-U-C-H-A-R-A-D-A.

Definition

  1. 1
    Lo que cabe dentro de una cuchara.

This word in other languages

spoonful(English)cuillerée(Français)

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as:

  • ccucharada
  • ccuharada
  • cucahrada
  • cuccharada
  • cuchaarda
  • cucharaad
  • cucharadda
  • cuchardaa
  • cucharrada
  • cuchharada
  • cuchraada
  • cuhcarada
  • uccharada

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

How far each generated variant is from the correct spelling of cucharada - 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.

ccucharada1ccuharada2cucahrada2cuccharada1cuchaarda2cucharaad2cucharadda1cuchardaa2
Edit distance from "cucharada"

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 "cucharada"?
"cucharada" is spelled C-U-C-H-A-R-A-D-A. The IPA pronunciation is [kut͡ʃaˈɾað̞a].
What does "cucharada" mean?
As a noun, "cucharada" means: Lo que cabe dentro de una cuchara.
What words are commonly confused with "cucharada"?
"cucharada" is commonly confused with "cucharadas", "cucharadita", "cuchara". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.
How do you pronounce "cucharada"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "cucharada" is [kut͡ʃaˈɾað̞a]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "cucharada" come from?
"cucharada" is a Spanish word. PlainSpell covers definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data across English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German.
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Similar Spanish words by spelling shape

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

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked Spanish headwords with 9 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

cruciales#23,363conjetura#23,355confundió#23,354demagogia#23,375

Similar misspelling depth

Headwords with a similar count of attested misspellings (13 here; floor ≥5).

causantes13 variantsdigestión13 variantscalentura13 variantsestrenado13 variants

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list