cucurucho
[kukuˈɾut͡ʃo]
The verdict
“cucurucho” is an uncommon Spanish word, ranked #66,031 in Spanish word frequency and used as a noun.
- #66,031
- frequency rank, Spanish
- 9
- letters
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - Lámina de papel, cartón o bien de barquillo (galleta) enrollada en forma de cono que contiene dulces, helados u otros objetos pequeños.
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | cucurucho |
| Language | Spanish |
| Part of speech | Noun |
| IPA | [kukuˈɾut͡ʃo] |
| Letters | 9 |
| Frequency rank | #66,031 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Where “cucurucho” sits in Spanish frequency
Spelling & Dictionary Insight
The Spanish entry for cucurucho is 9 letters long, classified as a noun, and transcribed in the International Phonetic Alphabet as [kukuˈɾut͡ʃo]. Corpus data places it at rank #66,031 in overall Spanish word frequency, marking it as uncommon enough that many writers pause before typing it. Wiktionary records 5 distinct senses for this headword, so context determines which meaning a reader should apply.
No misspelling variants are generated for cucurucho in our index, a sign its spelling follows regular Spanish conventions. This headword has no recorded confusable partner, since its spelling is unusual enough that it doesn't cluster with a lookalike.
This entry's etymology isn't recorded, 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 cucurucho, spelled C-U-C-U-R-U-C-H-O.
Definition
- 1Lámina de papel, cartón o bien de barquillo (galleta) enrollada en forma de cono que contiene dulces, helados u otros objetos pequeños.
- 2Sombrero de cartón de forma cónica que usan penitentes y disciplinantes en Semana Santa.
- 3La parte más alta de un árbol, una casa, un edificio, etc.
- 4Colina (elevación natural de un terreno inferior a una montaña) en forma de cono.
- 5Cumbre de un monte.
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); frequency ordering uses the FrequencyWords open word-frequency list (2018 Spanish corpus, MIT). See the methodology for how each field is sourced and updated.
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Using “cucurucho”
The practical upshot for anyone who landed here from a spell-check.
- The one correct Spanish spelling is C-U-C-U-R-U-C-H-O - every other letter order is a misspelling in standard orthography.
- Say it as [kukuˈɾut͡ʃo] (IPA); tap the speaker on the pronunciation badge to hear it where audio exists.
- Browse more Spanish words and confusable pairs in the same reference. Spanish words
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.