cucurucho

[kukuˈɾut͡ʃo]

/[kukuˈɾut͡ʃo]/ noun

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The verdict

“cucurucho” is uncommon Spanish (frequency #66,031 among 8,288 “C” headwords), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

#66,031
frequency rank, Spanish
8,288
“C” headwords

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Lámina de papel, cartón o bien de barquillo (galleta) enrollada en forma de cono que contiene dulces, helados u otros objetos pequeños.

Corpus desk

Index ES-cucurucho · cucurucho · Spanish

cucurucho · rank #66,031 · 0 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-RARE #66,031
  • LEN-LONG 9 letters
  • VOW-4 4 vowels
  • CONFUS-0 No pairs
  • VAR-0 0 variants
  • BOOK-DENSE 8,288
  • PHOTO-FINISH cucharaditas

Nearest frequency peer: cucharaditas (-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.

Rangos de cola larga cerca de “cucurucho”

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 “cucurucho” se sitúa frente a rangos españoles igualmente raros.

Source FrequencyWords open word-frequency list As of September 3, 2026
Key facts for cucurucho
PropertyValue
Headwordcucurucho
LanguageSpanish
Part of speechNoun
IPA[kukuˈɾut͡ʃo]
Letters9
Frequency rank#66,031
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Cola larga: rango de “cucurucho” en español

De izquierda a derecha: las pocas palabras que cargan el habla diaria, luego la cola larga casi invisible.cucuruchocae 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: “cucharaditas” (#66,030), “curaba” (#66,034), “cuajado” (#66,027). Entre 8,288 lemas con “C”, “cucurucho” va en #66,031. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Rare enough to double-check

cucurucho is uncommon Spanish at frequency #66,031 among 8,288 “C” headwords, classed as anoun, transcribed [kukuˈɾut͡ʃo]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. 5 senses are on record.

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

  1. 1
    Lámina de papel, cartón o bien de barquillo (galleta) enrollada en forma de cono que contiene dulces, helados u otros objetos pequeños.
  2. 2
    Sombrero de cartón de forma cónica que usan penitentes y disciplinantes en Semana Santa.
  3. 3
    La parte más alta de un árbol, una casa, un edificio, etc.
  4. 4
    Colina (elevación natural de un terreno inferior a una montaña) en forma de cono.
  5. 5
    Cumbre de un monte.

Recorded use

Wiktionary examples

These source excerpts show how cucurucho appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.

  1. Un momento después, Phoebe volvía, tratando de pasar desapercibida, por el mismo camino que había recorrido antes, llevando un diminuto cucurucho de papel con las golosinas que había comprado y el primer sabor de chocolate en la lengua
  2. El gorro puntiguado o cucurucho de cartón que estiliza y cubre la figura de los nazarenos en las procesiones de Semana Santa, denominado capirote, tiene su origen en la época de la Inquisición

Synonyms

barquillacambuchocapirote

This word in other languages

Eistüte(Deutsch)

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 "cucurucho"?
"cucurucho" is spelled C-U-C-U-R-U-C-H-O. The IPA pronunciation is [kukuˈɾut͡ʃo].
What does "cucurucho" mean?
As a noun, "cucurucho" means: Lámina de papel, cartón o bien de barquillo (galleta) enrollada en forma de cono que contiene dulces, helados u otros objetos pequeños.
How do you pronounce "cucurucho"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "cucurucho" is [kukuˈɾut͡ʃo]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "cucurucho" come from?
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Similar Spanish words by spelling shape

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

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked Spanish headwords with 9 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

coníferas#66,013conéctate#66,012desbocado#66,051describan#66,055

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list