cuco

[ˈkuko]

/[ˈkuko]/ noun

By · According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA) ·

The verdict

“cuco” has 5 generated spelling variants in the Spanish index at frequency #26,386. The variants make it a useful spelling check.

#26,386
frequency rank, Spanish
8,288
“C” headwords
5
tracked misspellings
20
confusable pairs

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Nombre de diversas especies de aves pertenecientes a la familia de los cucúlidos. La mayoría son insectívoras. Muchos cucos son parásitos de otras aves.

Corpus desk

Index ES-cuco · cuco · Spanish

cuco · rank #26,386 · 5 variants · 20 confusables

  • FREQ-MID #26,386
  • LEN-MID 4 letters
  • VOW-2 2 vowels
  • CONFUS-HIGH 20 pairs
  • VAR-MID 5 variants
  • BOOK-DENSE 8,288
  • PHOTO-FINISH criticaba

Nearest frequency peer: criticaba (-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 “cuco”

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

corpus weight

What this shows “cuco” 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).

cuco vs cup
50% similar
cuco vs cum
50% similar
cuco vs cut
50% similar

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

Key facts for cuco
PropertyValue
Headwordcuco
LanguageSpanish
Part of speechNoun
IPA[ˈkuko]
Letters4
Frequency rank#26,386
Misspellings tracked5
Confusable pairs20
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Frecuencia del imán ortográfico “cuco”

De izquierda a derecha: las pocas palabras que cargan el habla diaria, luego la cola larga casi invisible.cucocae aquí:

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

El eje es logarítmico: cada tick marca unas diez veces menos frecuencia. En la misma franja de rareza aparecen “criticaba” (#26,385), “cuestionamientos” (#26,387), “coñazo” (#26,384). Entre 8,288 lemas con “C”, “cuco” va en #26,386. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

A misspelling magnet

The generator records 5 spelling variants around cuco (IPA [ˈkuko]), anoun. Corpus frequency is #26,386 among 8,288 “C” headwords. Dominant gloss: "Nombre de diversas especies de aves pertenecientes a la familia de los cucúlidos. La mayoría son insectívoras. Muchos cucos son parásitos de otras aves.".

Our generated misspelling index lists 5 likely wrong-spelling variants for cuco, with forms such as "ccuco", "ccuo", and "cucco". 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 20 confusable-pair relationships, "cup", "cum", "cut", 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, leaving phoneme-to-grapheme mapping as the best guide to its spelling rather than a borrowing history. The correct Spanish form is cuco, spelled C-U-C-O.

Definition

  1. 1
    Nombre de diversas especies de aves pertenecientes a la familia de los cucúlidos. La mayoría son insectívoras. Muchos cucos son parásitos de otras aves.

Synonyms

cuclillo

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as:

  • ccuco
  • ccuo
  • cucco
  • cuoc
  • ucco

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

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

ccuco1ccuo2cucco1cuoc2ucco2
Edit distance from "cuco"

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 "cuco"?
"cuco" is spelled C-U-C-O. The IPA pronunciation is [ˈkuko].
What does "cuco" mean?
As a noun, "cuco" means: Nombre de diversas especies de aves pertenecientes a la familia de los cucúlidos. La mayoría son insectívoras. Muchos cucos son parásitos de otras aves.
What words are commonly confused with "cuco"?
"cuco" is commonly confused with "cup", "cum", "cut". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.
How do you pronounce "cuco"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "cuco" is [ˈkuko]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "cuco" come from?
"cuco" is a Spanish word. PlainSpell's reference spans five languages -- English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German -- with definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data for each.
Is PlainSpell free to use?
Yes, PlainSpell is a completely free word reference. You can look up definitions, pronunciations, confusable pairs, homophones, and spelling corrections across 5 languages without any sign-up or subscription.

Similar Spanish words by spelling shape

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

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked Spanish headwords with 4 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

Coll#26,362domo#26,416bali#26,325find#26,448

Similar misspelling depth

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

foca5 variantsagita5 variantsÍñigo5 variantsjudo5 variants

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list