cuchillada

[kut͡ʃiˈʝað̞a]

/[kut͡ʃiˈʝað̞a]/ noun

The verdict

“cuchillada” is uncommon Spanish (frequency #93,967 among 77,812 “C” headwords), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

#93,967
frequency rank, Spanish
77,812
“C” headwords

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - Herida causada por el filo o punta de un cuchillo u otra arma blanca.

Key facts for cuchillada
PropertyValue
Headwordcuchillada
LanguageSpanish
Part of speechNoun
IPA[kut͡ʃiˈʝað̞a]
Letters10
Frequency rank#93,967
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Where “cuchillada” 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). cuchillada 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

cuchillada is uncommon Spanish at frequency #93,967 among 77,812 “C” headwords, classed as anoun, transcribed [kut͡ʃiˈʝað̞a]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. 2 senses are on record.

Zero misspellings are on record for cuchillada in our index, which points to an orthography that plays by predictable Spanish rules. Our confusable-pair dataset has no match for it, which tends to mean the word is visually distinctive enough to stand on its own.

This headword's origin isn't recorded in our source data, so spelling patterns must be inferred from the word's phoneme-to-grapheme mapping rather than from a documented borrowing chain. The correct Spanish form is cuchillada, spelled C-U-C-H-I-L-L-A-D-A.

Definition

  1. 1
    Herida causada por el filo o punta de un cuchillo u otra arma blanca.
  2. 2
    Marca que deja una herida hecha con un cuchillo u otra arma blanca.

Synonyms

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 "cuchillada"?
"cuchillada" is spelled C-U-C-H-I-L-L-A-D-A. The IPA pronunciation is [kut͡ʃiˈʝað̞a].
What does "cuchillada" mean?
As a noun, "cuchillada" means: Herida causada por el filo o punta de un cuchillo u otra arma blanca.
How do you pronounce "cuchillada"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "cuchillada" is [kut͡ʃiˈʝað̞a]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "cuchillada" come from?
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Using “cuchillada”

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-D-A - every other letter order is a misspelling in standard orthography.
  • Say it as [kut͡ʃiˈʝað̞a] (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

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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 FrequencyWords open word-frequency list