cuclillo
[kuˈkliʝo]
The verdict
“cuclillo” is uncommon Spanish (outside the top frequency list), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
- Unranked
- below top-frequency Spanish
- 8
- letters
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 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, ...
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Index ES-cuclillo · cuclillo · Spanish
cuclillo · unranked · 0 variants · 0 confusables
- FREQ-UNRANKED Unranked
- LEN-LONG 8 letters
- VOW-3 3 vowels
- CONFUS-0 No pairs
- VAR-0 0 variants
- BOOK-THIN "C" thin
- PHOTO-UNK Peer pending
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.
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | cuclillo |
| Language | Spanish |
| Part of speech | Noun |
| IPA | [kuˈkliʝo] |
| Letters | 8 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Cola larga: rango de “cuclillo” en español
Rare enough to double-check
cuclillo is uncommon Spanish outside the top frequency list, classed as anoun, transcribed [kuˈkliʝo]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. 2 senses are on record.
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.