cuclillo
[kuˈkliʝo]
The verdict
“cuclillo” is outside the top-ranked Spanish vocabulary, used as a noun - the kind of word writers most often double-check.
- Unranked
- below top-frequency Spanish
- 8
- letters
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - (Cuculidae spp) Nombre de diversas especies de aves pertenecientes a la familia de los cucúlidos. La mayoría son insectívoras. Se aplica en particular a un ave trepadora de color ceniza y azulado, ...
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | cuclillo |
| Language | Spanish |
| Part of speech | Noun |
| IPA | [kuˈkliʝo] |
| Letters | 8 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Where “cuclillo” sits in Spanish frequency
Spelling & Dictionary Insight
The Spanish entry for cuclillo is 8 letters long, classified as a noun, and transcribed in the International Phonetic Alphabet as [kuˈkliʝo]. It sits outside the most-frequent rank tiers, which is often why uncommon words generate more spelling variants per reader. Wiktionary records 2 distinct senses for this headword, so context determines which meaning a reader should apply.
cuclillo doesn't appear in our generated misspelling index, since its letter pattern doesn't lend itself to common typo substitutions. Our dataset records no confusable match here, suggesting its spelling stands apart enough that readers rarely confuse it with something else.
This entry carries no recorded etymology, 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 cuclillo, spelled C-U-C-L-I-L-L-O.
Definition
- 1(Cuculidae spp) Nombre de diversas especies de aves pertenecientes a la familia de los cucúlidos. La mayoría son insectívoras. Se aplica en particular a un ave trepadora de color ceniza y azulado, alas pardas y pico negro, cuya hembra pone los huevos en los nidos de otras aves.
- 2Esposo o compañero de una mujer adúltera.
This word in other languages
Definitions, pronunciation, and etymology for this entry are drawn from Wiktionary via the kaikki.org structured extract (CC BY-SA). See the methodology for how each field is sourced and updated.
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Using “cuclillo”
The practical upshot for anyone who landed here from a spell-check.
- The one correct Spanish spelling is C-U-C-L-I-L-L-O - every other letter order is a misspelling in standard orthography.
- Say it as [kuˈkliʝo] (IPA); tap the speaker on the pronunciation badge to hear it where audio exists.
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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.