cuello

[ˈkweʝo]

/[ˈkweʝo]/ noun

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The verdict

“cuello” has 6 generated spelling variants in the Spanish index at frequency #2,075. The variants make it a useful spelling check.

#2,075
frequency rank, Spanish
8,288
“C” headwords
6
tracked misspellings
20
confusable pairs

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Parte más estrecha del cuerpo que une la cabeza con el tronco en la mayoría de los animales vertebrados.

Corpus desk

Index ES-cuello · cuello · Spanish

cuello · rank #2,075 · 6 variants · 20 confusables

  • FREQ-COMMON #2,075
  • LEN-LONG 6 letters
  • VOW-3 3 vowels
  • CONFUS-HIGH 20 pairs
  • VAR-MID 6 variants
  • BOOK-DENSE 8,288
  • PHOTO-FINISH convierte

Nearest frequency peer: convierte (-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 “cuello”

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

corpus weight

What this shows “cuello” 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).

cuello vs culo
67% similar
cuello vs culto
67% similar
cuello vs cuero
67% similar

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

Key facts for cuello
PropertyValue
Headwordcuello
LanguageSpanish
Part of speechNoun
IPA[ˈkweʝo]
Letters6
Frequency rank#2,075
Misspellings tracked6
Confusable pairs20
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Frecuencia del imán ortográfico “cuello”

La frecuencia va del puñado de palabras que usamos sin parar (izquierda) a la cola larga que apenas aparece (derecha).cuellocae 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 “convierte” (#2,074), “definitivamente” (#2,076), “continuar” (#2,073). Entre 8,288 lemas con “C”, “cuello” va en #2,075. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

A misspelling magnet

The generator records 6 spelling variants around cuello (IPA [ˈkweʝo]), anoun. Corpus frequency is #2,075 among 8,288 “C” headwords. Wiktionary lists 7 senses, so context still picks the gloss.

Our generated misspelling index lists 6 likely wrong-spelling variants for cuello, with forms such as "ccuello", "ceullo", and "cuelo". Each variant is a distinct typo pattern an edit-distance generator flags, typically a doubled-consonant error, a silent-letter drop, or a vowel substitution. It also participates in 20 confusable-pair relationships, "culo", "culto", "cuero", 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 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 cuello, spelled C-U-E-L-L-O.

Definition

  1. 1
    Parte más estrecha del cuerpo que une la cabeza con el tronco en la mayoría de los animales vertebrados.
  2. 2
    Parte de la ropa que cubre esta parte del cuerpo
  3. 3
    En especial, la tira rígida que rodea al cuello₁ en la vestimenta de los sacerdotes católicos
  4. 4
    Parte superior angosta de una vasija u otro recipiente
  5. 5
    Parte más estrecha y alargada de un objeto, especialmente si este es redondeado
  6. 6
    Zona donde se une el pie con la pierna
  7. 7
    Tallo que echan al brotar las cabezas de las aliáceas.

Synonyms

cogotegolletepescuezocollaralzacuellogolletetobillo

This word in other languages

neck(English)cou(Français)Hals(Deutsch)pescoço(Português)

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as:

  • ccuello
  • ceullo
  • cuelo
  • cuelol
  • culelo
  • ucello

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

How far each generated variant is from the correct spelling of cuello - expressed in single-character edits (insert, delete, or swap one letter). Bigger bars stand out at a glance; a one-edit slip is the hardest to catch.

ccuello1ceullo2cuelo1cuelol2culelo2ucello2
Edit distance from "cuello"

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 "cuello"?
"cuello" is spelled C-U-E-L-L-O. The IPA pronunciation is [ˈkweʝo].
What does "cuello" mean?
As a noun, "cuello" means: Parte más estrecha del cuerpo que une la cabeza con el tronco en la mayoría de los animales vertebrados.
What words are commonly confused with "cuello"?
"cuello" is commonly confused with "culo", "culto", "cuero". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.
How do you pronounce "cuello"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "cuello" is [ˈkweʝo]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "cuello" come from?
"cuello" 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 "cuello", not the corpus desk frequency band.

Same letter count

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

década#2,078cerrar#2,070famoso#2,080carajo#2,069

Similar misspelling depth

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

niñas6 variantstorno6 variantscaída6 variantsdaba6 variants

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list