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cuenta

Spanish, noun/ˈkwenta/

cuenta is spelled C-U-E-N-T-A (6 letters) and appears 603 times per million words in written Spanish, the 131st most frequent Spanish word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). Cuenta is a Spanish feminine noun meaning “count, tally” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). It is also a third-person singular present indicative of contar. The Spanish Wiktionary (Wikcionario) defines it as “Acción o efecto de contar”.

What does cuenta mean in English?

noun

  1. 1

    femininecount, tally

  2. 2

    feminineoperation

  3. 3

    femininebill

    Nos trae la cuenta, por favor

  4. 4

    femininetab (e.g. at a bar or pub)

  5. 5

    feminineaccount

  6. 6

    femininecount (in boxing)

  7. 7

    femininereport

    dar cuenta (de)

  8. 8

    femininescore (rivalry)

verb

  1. 1

    third-person singular present indicative

  2. 2

    second-person singular imperative

Source: English Wiktionary, Spanish section, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0).

How Spanish dictionaries define it

noun: 1. Acción o efecto de contar. 2. Razonamiento u operación aritmética para calcular un valor, resultado o medida. 3. Papel en el que constan estos cálculos. 4. Dinero depositado en un banco o institución afín (cuenta bancaria).

interjection: 1. ¡Cuidado!

The definition in the Spanish Wiktionary (Wikcionario), in Spanish.

Source: Spanish Wiktionary (Wikcionario), dump of September 1, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org.

Forms of cuenta

  • cuentas plural

Source: English Wiktionary and Spanish Wiktionary (Wikcionario) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026).

How do you pronounce cuenta?

  • /ˈkwenta/
  • [ˈkwẽn̪.t̪a]
  • [ˈkwẽn̪t̪a]

Sources: English Wiktionary, Spanish Wiktionary (Wikcionario) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026); recordings from Wikimedia Commons.

English words that translate to cuenta

Source: the translation tables of the English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026.

How common is cuenta in Spanish?

cuenta appears 603 times per million words in written Spanish.

Source: written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).

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