cuela

[ˈkwela]

/[ˈkwela]/ verb

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The verdict

“cuela” has 6 generated spelling variants in the Spanish index at frequency #21,287. The variants make it a useful spelling check.

#21,287
frequency rank, Spanish
8,288
“C” headwords
6
tracked misspellings
20
confusable pairs

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Tercera persona del singular (él, ella, ello; usted, 2.ª persona) del presente de indicativo de colar o de colarse.

Corpus desk

Index ES-cuela · cuela · Spanish

cuela · rank #21,287 · 6 variants · 20 confusables

  • FREQ-MID #21,287
  • LEN-MID 5 letters
  • VOW-3 3 vowels
  • CONFUS-HIGH 20 pairs
  • VAR-MID 6 variants
  • BOOK-DENSE 8,288
  • PHOTO-FINISH creías

Nearest frequency peer: creías (-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 “cuela”

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

corpus weight

What this shows “cuela” 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).

cuela vs cul
60% similar
cuela vs culo
60% similar
cuela vs cuya
60% similar

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

Key facts for cuela
PropertyValue
Headwordcuela
LanguageSpanish
Part of speechVerb
IPA[ˈkwela]
Letters5
Frequency rank#21,287
Misspellings tracked6
Confusable pairs20
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Frecuencia del imán ortográfico “cuela”

La frecuencia va del puñado de palabras que usamos sin parar (izquierda) a la cola larga que apenas aparece (derecha).cuelacae aquí:

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

La escala es logarítmica (cada marca ≈ 10× más rara). En la misma franja de rareza aparecen “creías” (#21,286), “cuestionable” (#21,288), “crecía” (#21,285). Entre 8,288 lemas con “C”, “cuela” va en #21,287. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

A misspelling magnet

The generator records 6 spelling variants around cuela (IPA [ˈkwela]), averb. Corpus frequency is #21,287 among 8,288 “C” headwords. Wiktionary lists 2 senses, so context still picks the gloss.

Our generated misspelling index lists 6 likely wrong-spelling variants for cuela, with forms such as "ccuela", "ceula", and "cueal". 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 20 confusable-pair relationships, "cul", "culo", "cuya", and more, a pairing that trips writers up because the two words share enough sound or shape to blur together.

Wiktionary doesn't record an etymology for this headword, so its spelling is best read as a straightforward mapping from sound to letter. The correct Spanish form is cuela, spelled C-U-E-L-A.

Definition

  1. 1
    Tercera persona del singular (él, ella, ello; usted, 2.ª persona) del presente de indicativo de colar o de colarse.
  2. 2
    Segunda persona del singular (tú) del imperativo afirmativo de colar.

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as:

  • ccuela
  • ceula
  • cueal
  • cuella
  • culea
  • ucela

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

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

ccuela1ceula2cueal2cuella1culea2ucela2
Edit distance from "cuela"

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 "cuela"?
"cuela" is spelled C-U-E-L-A. The IPA pronunciation is [ˈkwela].
What does "cuela" mean?
As a verb, "cuela" means: Tercera persona del singular (él, ella, ello; usted, 2.ª persona) del presente de indicativo de colar o de colarse.
What words are commonly confused with "cuela"?
"cuela" is commonly confused with "cul", "culo", "cuya". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.
How do you pronounce "cuela"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "cuela" is [ˈkwela]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "cuela" come from?
"cuela" is a Spanish word. PlainSpell covers definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data across English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German.
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Similar Spanish words by spelling shape

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

Same letter count

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

enana#21,317cojer#21,256cerré#21,251canso#21,245

Similar misspelling depth

Headwords with a similar count of attested misspellings (6 here; floor ≥5).

Elba6 variantsclay6 variantsfest6 variantshueca6 variants

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list