cuchilla
[kuˈt͡ʃiʝa]
The verdict
“cuchilla” is a moderately-common Spanish word, ranked #19,976 in Spanish word frequency and used as a noun.
- #19,976
- frequency rank, Spanish
- 8
- letters
- 10
- tracked misspellings
- 4
- confusable pairs
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - Parte plana de una herramienta o de un arma, normalmente de un filo o un extremo afilado y por lo general de metal como el acero, para cortar, apuñalar, rebanar, clavar lanzando a distancia, tajar ...
Visual similarity to commonly confused words
How many letter changes separate each confused pair (Levenshtein distance, normalized).
Source: PlainSpell confusable corpus (Wiktionary, CC BY-SA).
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | cuchilla |
| Language | Spanish |
| Part of speech | Noun |
| IPA | [kuˈt͡ʃiʝa] |
| Letters | 8 |
| Frequency rank | #19,976 |
| Misspellings tracked | 10 |
| Confusable pairs | 4 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Where “cuchilla” sits in Spanish frequency
Spelling & Dictionary Insight
The Spanish entry for cuchilla is 8 letters long, classified as a noun, and transcribed in the International Phonetic Alphabet as [kuˈt͡ʃiʝa]. Corpus data places it at rank #19,976 in overall Spanish word frequency, marking it as uncommon enough that many writers pause before typing it. Wiktionary records 9 distinct senses for this headword, so context determines which meaning a reader should apply.
Our generated misspelling index lists 10 likely wrong-spelling variants for cuchilla, with forms such as "ccuchilla", "ccuhilla", and "cucchilla". 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 4 confusable-pair relationships, "cuchillo", "cuchillos", "cuchillas", and more, since the words sound or look close enough that writers reach for the wrong one mid-sentence.
This entry carries no recorded etymology, 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 cuchilla, spelled C-U-C-H-I-L-L-A.
Definition
- 1Parte plana de una herramienta o de un arma, normalmente de un filo o un extremo afilado y por lo general de metal como el acero, para cortar, apuñalar, rebanar, clavar lanzando a distancia, tajar o dar aire girando como en un ventilador.
- 2Instrumento con hoja ancha de metal, de un solo filo, con su mango para manejarlo.
- 3Hoja muy fina y afilada que, montada en una maquinilla o instrumento diseñado para el efecto, sirve para afeitar los vellos faciales o de otras partes del cuerpo humano.
- 4Elevación del terreno de alta pendiente con picos que se parecen a los de un arma punzante como la cuchilla₂.
- 5Eminencia prolongada de poca altura, que ondula suavemente hasta llanura.
- 6Cumbre o cima de montañas y sierras.
- 7Arma recta y alargada, con empuñadura, empleada por los caballeros de los siglos XV al XIX para defenderse, y hoy en el deporte de la esgrima.
- 8Profesor, cónyuge o jefe muy estrictos.
- 9Interruptor general de la energía eléctrica.
This word in other languages
Common misspellings
Also misspelled as: ccuchilla,ccuhilla,cucchilla,cuchhilla,cuchila,cuchilal,cuchlila,cucihlla,cuhcilla,ucchilla
Misspelling Pattern Breakdown
How far each generated variant is from the correct spelling of cuchilla - 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.
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.
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Using “cuchilla”
The practical upshot for anyone who landed here from a spell-check.
- The one correct Spanish spelling is C-U-C-H-I-L-L-A - every other letter order is a misspelling in standard orthography.
- Say it as [kuˈt͡ʃiʝa] (IPA); tap the speaker on the pronunciation badge to hear it where audio exists.
- Don't mix it up with “cuchillo” - see the side-by-side comparison. cuchilla vs cuchillo
- Browse more Spanish words and confusable pairs in the same reference. Spanish words
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.