cucharita

[kut͡ʃaˈɾit̪a]

/[kut͡ʃaˈɾit̪a]/ noun

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The verdict

“cucharita” is uncommon Spanish (frequency #54,117 among 77,812 “C” headwords), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

#54,117
frequency rank, Spanish
77,812
“C” headwords

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - Cuchara pequeña. Habitualmente las usadas para el café y algunos postres.

Key facts for cucharita
PropertyValue
Headwordcucharita
LanguageSpanish
Part of speechNoun
IPA[kut͡ʃaˈɾit̪a]
Letters9
Frequency rank#54,117
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Where “cucharita” 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). cucharita lands here:

#1#100#1K#10K#100K
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Scale is logarithmic (each tick is 10× rarer). Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Rare enough to double-check

cucharita is uncommon Spanish at frequency #54,117 among 77,812 “C” headwords, classed as anoun, transcribed [kut͡ʃaˈɾit̪a]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "Cuchara pequeña. Habitualmente las usadas para el café y algunos postres.".

No misspelling variants are generated for cucharita in our index, since its letter sequence doesn't invite the usual edit-distance slips. Our dataset records no confusable match here, a sign it's visually distinctive enough not to be mixed up with another word.

No explicit etymology string is stored for this entry, so any spelling logic here comes from how the word's sounds map to letters, not a documented origin story. The correct Spanish form is cucharita, spelled C-U-C-H-A-R-I-T-A.

Definition

  1. 1
    Cuchara pequeña. Habitualmente las usadas para el café y algunos postres.

Synonyms

cucharilla

This word in other languages

teaspoon(English)cuillère à café(Français)Teelöffel(Deutsch)

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 "cucharita"?
"cucharita" is spelled C-U-C-H-A-R-I-T-A. The IPA pronunciation is [kut͡ʃaˈɾit̪a].
What does "cucharita" mean?
As a noun, "cucharita" means: Cuchara pequeña. Habitualmente las usadas para el café y algunos postres.
How do you pronounce "cucharita"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "cucharita" is [kut͡ʃaˈɾit̪a]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "cucharita" come from?
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Using “cucharita”

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

  • The one correct Spanish spelling is C-U-C-H-A-R-I-T-A - every other letter order is a misspelling in standard orthography.
  • Say it as [kut͡ʃaˈɾit̪a] (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

Other uncommon Spanish words near this rank

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