cuchillo

[kuˈt͡ʃiʝo]

/[kuˈt͡ʃiʝo]/ noun

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The verdict

“cuchillo” has 10 generated spelling variants in the Spanish index at frequency #5,941. The variants make it a useful spelling check.

#5,941
frequency rank, Spanish
8,288
“C” headwords
10
tracked misspellings
4
confusable pairs

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Utensilio cortante formado por un mango y una hoja con filo, generalmente de metal.

Corpus desk

Index ES-cuchillo · cuchillo · Spanish

cuchillo · rank #5,941 · 10 variants · 4 confusables

  • FREQ-COMMON #5,941
  • LEN-LONG 8 letters
  • VOW-3 3 vowels
  • CONFUS-MID 4 pairs
  • VAR-MID 10 variants
  • BOOK-DENSE 8,288
  • PHOTO-FINISH códigos

Nearest frequency peer: códigos (+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 “cuchillo”

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

corpus weight

What this shows “cuchillo” 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).

cuchillo vs cursillo
75% similar
cuchillo vs cuchillos
89% similar
cuchillo vs cuchilla
88% similar

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

Key facts for cuchillo
PropertyValue
Headwordcuchillo
LanguageSpanish
Part of speechNoun
IPA[kuˈt͡ʃiʝo]
Letters8
Frequency rank#5,941
Misspellings tracked10
Confusable pairs4
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Frecuencia del imán ortográfico “cuchillo”

La frecuencia va del puñado de palabras que usamos sin parar (izquierda) a la cola larga que apenas aparece (derecha).cuchillocae aquí:

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

La escala es logarítmica (cada marca ≈ 10× más rara). En la misma franja de rareza aparecen “códigos” (#5,942), “creció” (#5,939), “deba” (#5,944). Entre 8,288 lemas con “C”, “cuchillo” va en #5,941. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

A misspelling magnet

The generator records 10 spelling variants around cuchillo (IPA [kuˈt͡ʃiʝo]), anoun. Corpus frequency is #5,941 among 8,288 “C” headwords. Wiktionary lists 10 senses, so context still picks the gloss.

Our generated misspelling index lists 10 likely wrong-spelling variants for cuchillo, with forms such as "ccuchillo", "ccuhillo", and "cucchillo". Each variant is a distinct typo pattern an edit-distance generator flags, typically a doubled-consonant error, a silent-letter drop, or a vowel substitution. It also participates in 4 confusable-pair relationships, "cursillo", "cuchillos", "cuchilla", and more, where similar look or sound leads writers to substitute one word for another in context.

No borrowing history is documented for this entry, so its spelling is easiest explained by how it's pronounced rather than where it came from. The correct Spanish form is cuchillo, spelled C-U-C-H-I-L-L-O.

Definition

  1. 1
    Utensilio cortante formado por un mango y una hoja con filo, generalmente de metal.
  2. 2
    Añadidura o remiendo, ordinariamente triangular, que se suele echar en los vestidos para darles más vuelo que el que permite lo ancho de la ropa, o para otros fines.
  3. 3
    Cada una de las dos piezas triangulares que a uno y otro lado de la media empalman la caña con el pie.
  4. 4
    Derecho o jurisdicción que uno tiene para gobernar, castigar y poner en ejecución las leyes.
  5. 5
    Cualquier cosa cortada o terminada en ángulo agudo; como una tabla cortada al sesgo, una habitación con paredes oblicuas, una pieza de tierra de figura triangular, etc.
  6. 6
    Conjunto de piezas de madera o hierro que, colocado verticalmente sobre apoyos, sostiene la cubierta de un edificio o el piso de un puente.
  7. 7
    Sala o habitación que tiene forma triangular en la distribución del edificio, sea por necesidades estructurales o por estilo.
  8. 8
    Cada una de las seis plumas del ala del halcón inmediatas a la principal, llamada tijera: la primera de aquellas se llama cuchillo maestro.
  9. 9
    Lugar en que se encuentran dos calles que son paralelas en otras zonas de la ciudad.
  10. 10
    (Gymnotus spp.) Pez iridiscente de agua dulce, común en Centro y Suramérica, capaz de emitir descargas eléctricas como los demás de la familia Gymnotidae (menos intensas que las del temblador o la anguila).

This word in other languages

knife(English)couteau(Français)Messer(Deutsch)faca(Português)

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as:

  • ccuchillo
  • ccuhillo
  • cucchillo
  • cuchhillo
  • cuchilo
  • cuchilol
  • cuchlilo
  • cucihllo
  • cuhcillo
  • ucchillo

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

How far each generated variant is from the correct spelling of cuchillo - expressed in single-character edits (insert, delete, or swap one letter). Bigger bars stand out at a glance; a one-edit slip is the hardest to catch.

ccuchillo1ccuhillo2cucchillo1cuchhillo1cuchilo1cuchilol2cuchlilo2cucihllo2
Edit distance from "cuchillo"

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 "cuchillo"?
"cuchillo" is spelled C-U-C-H-I-L-L-O. The IPA pronunciation is [kuˈt͡ʃiʝo].
What does "cuchillo" mean?
As a noun, "cuchillo" means: Utensilio cortante formado por un mango y una hoja con filo, generalmente de metal.
What words are commonly confused with "cuchillo"?
"cuchillo" is commonly confused with "cursillo", "cuchillos", "cuchilla". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.
How do you pronounce "cuchillo"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "cuchillo" is [kuˈt͡ʃiʝo]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "cuchillo" come from?
"cuchillo" is a Spanish word. PlainSpell covers definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data across English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German.
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Similar Spanish words by spelling shape

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

Same letter count

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

Contesta#5,937contener#5,936comparar#5,933disparos#5,950

Similar misspelling depth

Headwords with a similar count of attested misspellings (10 here; floor ≥5).

códigos10 variantscondado10 variantscables10 variantsbrinda10 variants

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list