cucharón

[kut͡ʃaˈɾõn]

/[kut͡ʃaˈɾõn]/ noun

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The verdict

“cucharón” is uncommon Spanish (frequency #70,148 among 8,288 “C” headwords), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

#70,148
frequency rank, Spanish
8,288
“C” headwords

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Cuchara grande y de cabeza hemisférica utilizada para servir sopas y otros alimentos ricos en caldo.

Corpus desk

Index ES-cucharon · cucharón · Spanish

cucharón · rank #70,148 · 0 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-RARE #70,148
  • LEN-LONG 8 letters
  • VOW-3 3 vowels
  • CONFUS-0 No pairs
  • VAR-0 0 variants
  • BOOK-DENSE 8,288
  • PHOTO-FINISH cualitativas

Nearest frequency peer: cualitativas (-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.

Rangos de cola larga cerca de “cucharón”

Banda escasa: las barras invierten el rango para que lo raro se lea más corto

corpus weight

What this shows Vista de cola larga: dónde “cucharón” se sitúa frente a rangos españoles igualmente raros.

Source FrequencyWords open word-frequency list As of September 3, 2026
Key facts for cucharón
PropertyValue
Headwordcucharón
LanguageSpanish
Part of speechNoun
IPA[kut͡ʃaˈɾõn]
Letters8
Frequency rank#70,148
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Cola larga: rango de “cucharón” en español

La frecuencia va del puñado de palabras que usamos sin parar (izquierda) a la cola larga que apenas aparece (derecha).cucharóncae en esta cola de rareza:

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

El eje es logarítmico: cada tick marca unas diez veces menos frecuencia. Vecinos raros de la misma franja: “cualitativas” (#70,147), “cultivares” (#70,149), “cultores” (#70,150). Entre 8,288 lemas con “C”, “cucharón” va en #70,148. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Rare enough to double-check

cucharón is uncommon Spanish at frequency #70,148 among 8,288 “C” headwords, classed as anoun, transcribed [kut͡ʃaˈɾõn]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. 4 senses are on record.

We couldn't generate a plausible misspelling set for cucharón, a sign its spelling follows regular Spanish conventions. Our dataset records no confusable match here, since no other headword is close enough in sound or shape to pair with it.

No borrowing history is documented for this entry, so its spelling is easiest to reason about phoneme by phoneme, absent a documented history. The correct Spanish form is cucharón, spelled C-U-C-H-A-R-Ó-N.

Definition

  1. 1
    Cuchara grande y de cabeza hemisférica utilizada para servir sopas y otros alimentos ricos en caldo.
  2. 2
    Cantidad de alimento que cabe en un cucharón₁.
  3. 3
    Órgano de los animales que se ocupa de bombear la sangre.
  4. 4
    Persona que se mete en asuntos que no son de su incumbencia.

Synonyms

corazóncucharacucharetacuorecotillaentrometidometomentodo

This word in other languages

ladle(English)louche(Français)Schöpflöffel(Deutsch)concha(Português)

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 "cucharón"?
"cucharón" is spelled C-U-C-H-A-R-Ó-N. The IPA pronunciation is [kut͡ʃaˈɾõn].
What does "cucharón" mean?
As a noun, "cucharón" means: Cuchara grande y de cabeza hemisférica utilizada para servir sopas y otros alimentos ricos en caldo.
How do you pronounce "cucharón"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "cucharón" is [kut͡ʃaˈɾõn]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "cucharón" come from?
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Similar Spanish words by spelling shape

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

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked Spanish headwords with 8 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

cultores#70,150deleitan#70,163coordine#70,132derritió#70,167

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list