Cúcuta

[ˈkukut̪a]

/[ˈkukut̪a]/ name

The verdict

“Cúcuta” has 8 generated spelling variants in the Spanish index at frequency #18,779. The variants make it a useful spelling check.

#18,779
frequency rank, Spanish
8,288
“C” headwords
8
tracked misspellings
14
confusable pairs

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Capital del departamento de Norte de Santander, situada en la cordillera oriental de Los Andes colombianos, a 320 metros de altitud y cerca de la frontera con Venezuela. Coordenadas decimales: 7.92...

Corpus desk

Index ES-cucuta · Cúcuta · Spanish

Cúcuta · rank #18,779 · 8 variants · 14 confusables

  • FREQ-MID #18,779
  • LEN-LONG 6 letters
  • VOW-3 3 vowels
  • CONFUS-MID 14 pairs
  • VAR-MID 8 variants
  • BOOK-DENSE 8,288
  • PHOTO-FINISH cubra

Nearest frequency peer: cubra (-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 “Cúcuta”

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

corpus weight

What this shows “Cúcuta” 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).

Cúcuta vs cuota
50% similar
Cúcuta vs culta
50% similar
Cúcuta vs cuenta
33% similar

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

Key facts for Cúcuta
PropertyValue
HeadwordCúcuta
LanguageSpanish
Part of speechProper noun
IPA[ˈkukut̪a]
Letters6
Frequency rank#18,779
Misspellings tracked8
Confusable pairs14
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Frecuencia del imán ortográfico “Cúcuta”

Esta escala corre desde el núcleo del español cotidiano (izquierda) hasta el rastro de formas rara vez usadas (derecha).Cúcutacae aquí:

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

Los ticks avanzan en logaritmo; cada uno es del orden de diez veces más raro. En la misma franja de rareza aparecen “cubra” (#18,778), “coronación” (#18,777), “cora” (#18,776). Entre 8,288 lemas con “C”, “Cúcuta” va en #18,779. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

A misspelling magnet

The generator records 8 spelling variants around Cúcuta (IPA [ˈkukut̪a]), aproper noun. Corpus frequency is #18,779 among 8,288 “C” headwords. Dominant gloss: "Capital del departamento de Norte de Santander, situada en la cordillera oriental de Los Andes colombianos, a 320 metros de altitud y cerca de la frontera con Venezuela. Coordenadas decimales: 7.92...".

Our generated misspelling index lists 8 likely wrong-spelling variants for Cúcuta, with forms such as "ccúcuta", "ccúuta", and "cúccuta". Every one of these variants traces to a single-character edit -- an added or dropped letter, a swapped consonant, or a vowel swap -- the kind of slip a spell-checker is built to catch. It also participates in 14 confusable-pair relationships, "cuota", "culta", "cuenta", and more, where similar look or sound leads writers to substitute one word for another in context.

Wiktionary doesn't record an etymology for this headword, so its spelling is easiest explained by how it's pronounced rather than where it came from. The correct Spanish form is Cúcuta, spelled C-Ú-C-U-T-A.

Definition

  1. 1
    Capital del departamento de Norte de Santander, situada en la cordillera oriental de Los Andes colombianos, a 320 metros de altitud y cerca de la frontera con Venezuela. Coordenadas decimales: 7.92°, -72.50°.

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as:

  • ccúcuta
  • ccúuta
  • cúccuta
  • cúctua
  • cúcuat
  • cúcutta
  • cúucta
  • úccuta

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

How far each generated variant is from the correct spelling of Cúcuta - measured in single-character edits (insert, delete, or substitute a letter). Larger bars are easier to catch; one-edit slips are the sneakiest.

ccúcuta1ccúuta2cúccuta1cúctua2cúcuat2cúcutta1cúucta2úccuta2
Edit distance from "Cúcuta"

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 "Cúcuta"?
"Cúcuta" is spelled C-Ú-C-U-T-A. The IPA pronunciation is [ˈkukut̪a].
What does "Cúcuta" mean?
As a proper noun, "Cúcuta" means: Capital del departamento de Norte de Santander, situada en la cordillera oriental de Los Andes colombianos, a 320 metros de altitud y cerca de la frontera con Venezuela. Coordenadas decimales: 7.92...
What words are commonly confused with "Cúcuta"?
"Cúcuta" is commonly confused with "cuota", "culta", "cuenta". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.
How do you pronounce "Cúcuta"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "Cúcuta" is [ˈkukut̪a]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "Cúcuta" come from?
"Cúcuta" is a Spanish word. You can look up definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data for this and other words across English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German on PlainSpell.
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Similar Spanish words by spelling shape

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

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked Spanish headwords with 6 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

Similar misspelling depth

Headwords with a similar count of attested misspellings (8 here; floor ≥5).

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list