cuchillas

[kuˈt͡ʃiʝas]

/[kuˈt͡ʃiʝas]/ noun

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The verdict

“cuchillas” has 12 generated spelling variants in the Spanish index at frequency #31,733. The variants make it a useful spelling check.

#31,733
frequency rank, Spanish
8,288
“C” headwords
12
tracked misspellings
4
confusable pairs

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Forma del plural de cuchilla.

Corpus desk

Index ES-cuchillas · cuchillas · Spanish

cuchillas · rank #31,733 · 12 variants · 4 confusables

  • FREQ-MID #31,733
  • LEN-LONG 9 letters
  • VOW-3 3 vowels
  • CONFUS-MID 4 pairs
  • VAR-MID 12 variants
  • BOOK-DENSE 8,288
  • PHOTO-FINISH Cuéllar

Nearest frequency peer: Cuéllar (+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 “cuchillas”

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

corpus weight

What this shows “cuchillas” 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).

cuchillas vs cuchillo
78% similar
cuchillas vs cuchillos
89% similar
cuchillas vs cuclillas
89% similar

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

Key facts for cuchillas
PropertyValue
Headwordcuchillas
LanguageSpanish
Part of speechNoun
IPA[kuˈt͡ʃiʝas]
Letters9
Frequency rank#31,733
Misspellings tracked12
Confusable pairs4
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Frecuencia del imán ortográfico “cuchillas”

Esta escala corre desde el núcleo del español cotidiano (izquierda) hasta el rastro de formas rara vez usadas (derecha).cuchillascae aquí:

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

Los ticks avanzan en logaritmo; cada uno es del orden de diez veces más raro. En la misma franja de rareza aparecen “Cuéllar” (#31,734), “depresiones” (#31,735), “creímos” (#31,730). Entre 8,288 lemas con “C”, “cuchillas” va en #31,733. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

A misspelling magnet

The generator records 12 spelling variants around cuchillas (IPA [kuˈt͡ʃiʝas]), anoun. Corpus frequency is #31,733 among 8,288 “C” headwords. Dominant gloss: "Forma del plural de cuchilla.".

Our generated misspelling index lists 12 likely wrong-spelling variants for cuchillas, with forms such as "ccuchillas", "ccuhillas", and "cucchillas". 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 4 confusable-pair relationships, "cuchillo", "cuchillos", "cuclillas", and more, a pairing that trips writers up because the two words share enough sound or shape to blur together.

Wiktionary doesn't record an etymology for this headword, so its spelling is best explained by sound-to-letter mapping rather than etymology. The correct Spanish form is cuchillas, spelled C-U-C-H-I-L-L-A-S.

Definition

  1. 1
    Forma del plural de cuchilla.

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as:

  • ccuchillas
  • ccuhillas
  • cucchillas
  • cuchhillas
  • cuchilals
  • cuchilas
  • cuchillass
  • cuchillsa
  • cuchlilas
  • cucihllas
  • cuhcillas
  • ucchillas

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

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

ccuchillas1ccuhillas2cucchillas1cuchhillas1cuchilals2cuchilas1cuchillass1cuchillsa2
Edit distance from "cuchillas"

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 "cuchillas"?
"cuchillas" is spelled C-U-C-H-I-L-L-A-S. The IPA pronunciation is [kuˈt͡ʃiʝas].
What does "cuchillas" mean?
As a noun, "cuchillas" means: Forma del plural de cuchilla.
What words are commonly confused with "cuchillas"?
"cuchillas" is commonly confused with "cuchillo", "cuchillos", "cuclillas". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.
How do you pronounce "cuchillas"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "cuchillas" is [kuˈt͡ʃiʝas]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "cuchillas" come from?
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Similar Spanish words by spelling shape

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

Same letter count

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

destituir#31,746dispondrá#31,748complican#31,713dolencias#31,753

Similar misspelling depth

Headwords with a similar count of attested misspellings (12 here; floor ≥5).

costaron12 variantsdeshecho12 variantsdespecho12 variantsdolencia12 variants

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list