cucos

[ˈkukos]

/[ˈkukos]/ noun

The verdict

“cucos” is uncommon Spanish (frequency #75,310 among 8,288 “C” headwords), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

#75,310
frequency rank, Spanish
8,288
“C” headwords

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

Corpus desk

Index ES-cucos · cucos · Spanish

cucos · rank #75,310 · 0 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-RARE #75,310
  • LEN-MID 5 letters
  • VOW-2 2 vowels
  • CONFUS-0 No pairs
  • VAR-0 0 variants
  • BOOK-DENSE 8,288
  • PHOTO-FINISH culeras

Nearest frequency peer: culeras (+2 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.

Rangos de cola larga cerca de “cucos”

Banda escasa: las barras invierten el rango para que lo raro se lea más corto

corpus weight

What this shows Vista de cola larga: dónde “cucos” se sitúa frente a rangos españoles igualmente raros.

Source FrequencyWords open word-frequency list As of September 3, 2026
Key facts for cucos
PropertyValue
Headwordcucos
LanguageSpanish
Part of speechNoun
IPA[ˈkukos]
Letters5
Frequency rank#75,310
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Cola larga: rango de “cucos” en español

De izquierda a derecha: las pocas palabras que cargan el habla diaria, luego la cola larga casi invisible.cucoscae en esta cola de rareza:

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

La escala es logarítmica (cada marca ≈ 10× más rara). Vecinos raros de la misma franja: “culeras” (#75,312), “creep” (#75,307), “crayones” (#75,306). Entre 8,288 lemas con “C”, “cucos” va en #75,310. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Rare enough to double-check

cucos is uncommon Spanish at frequency #75,310 among 8,288 “C” headwords, classed as anoun, transcribed [ˈkukos]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "Forma del plural de cuco.".

We couldn't generate a plausible misspelling set for cucos, since its letter sequence doesn't invite the usual edit-distance slips. Our confusable-pair dataset has no match for it, since no other headword is close enough in sound or shape to pair with it.

This entry carries no recorded etymology, so its spelling is easiest explained by how it's pronounced rather than where it came from. The correct Spanish form is cucos, spelled C-U-C-O-S.

Definition

  1. 1
    Forma del plural de 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 "cucos"?
"cucos" is spelled C-U-C-O-S. The IPA pronunciation is [ˈkukos].
What does "cucos" mean?
As a noun, "cucos" means: Forma del plural de cuco.
How do you pronounce "cucos"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "cucos" is [ˈkukos]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "cucos" come from?
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Similar Spanish words by spelling shape

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

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked Spanish headwords with 5 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list