cuento
[ˈkwẽn̪t̪o]
The verdict
“cuento” has 8 generated spelling variants in the Spanish index at frequency #1,843. The variants make it a useful spelling check.
- #1,843
- frequency rank, Spanish
- 8,288
- “C” headwords
- 8
- tracked misspellings
- 20
- confusable pairs
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Narración de un hecho ficticio, verídico o una mezcla de ambos.
Corpus desk
Index ES-cuento · cuento · Spanish
cuento · rank #1,843 · 8 variants · 20 confusables
- FREQ-COMMON #1,843
- LEN-LONG 6 letters
- VOW-3 3 vowels
- CONFUS-HIGH 20 pairs
- VAR-MID 8 variants
- BOOK-DENSE 8,288
- PHOTO-FINISH conferencia
Nearest frequency peer: conferencia (-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.
Frequency neighbourhood for “cuento”
Lower corpus rank = more everyday usage (inverted bar length for readability)
- colaboración
colaboración
98,161 corpus weight
- compromiso
compromiso
98,160 corpus weight
- conferencia
conferencia
98,159 corpus weight
- cuento
cuento
98,158 corpus weight
- cáncer
cáncer
98,157 corpus weight
- debo
debo
98,156 corpus weight
What this shows Bars show where “cuento” sits against the nearest ranked Spanish headwords in the FrequencyWords band, not a reprint of letter-browse containment.
Visual similarity to commonly confused words
How many letter changes separate each confused pair (Levenshtein distance, normalized).
Source: PlainSpell confusable corpus (Wiktionary, CC BY-SA).
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | cuento |
| Language | Spanish |
| Part of speech | Noun |
| IPA | [ˈkwẽn̪t̪o] |
| Letters | 6 |
| Frequency rank | #1,843 |
| Misspellings tracked | 8 |
| Confusable pairs | 20 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Where “cuento” sits in Spanish frequency
A misspelling magnet
The generator records 8 spelling variants around cuento (IPA [ˈkwẽn̪t̪o]), anoun. Corpus frequency is #1,843 among 8,288 “C” headwords. Wiktionary lists 5 senses, so context still picks the gloss.
Our generated misspelling index lists 8 likely wrong-spelling variants for cuento, with forms such as "ccuento", "ceunto", and "cuennto". 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, "culto", "cuero", "Cueto", and more, a pairing that trips writers up because the two words share enough sound or shape to blur together.
No documented word history exists 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 cuento, spelled C-U-E-N-T-O.
Definition
- 1Narración de un hecho ficticio, verídico o una mezcla de ambos.
- 2Género literario narrativo de corta duración.
- 3Mentira, enredo, excusa inaceptable o historia ridícula.
- 4Mil veces un millar de unidades (10⁶).
- 5Problema o disgusto.
Recorded use
Wiktionary examplesThese source excerpts show how cuento appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.
No me vengas con cuentos de que no entiendes este problema de matemáticas porque es muy sencillo.
Tener cuentos con vecinos drogadictos.
This word in other languages
Common misspellings
Also misspelled as:
- ccuento
- ceunto
- cuennto
- cuenot
- cuentto
- cuetno
- cuneto
- ucento
Misspelling Pattern Breakdown
How far each generated variant is from the correct spelling of cuento - measured in single-character edits (insert, delete, or substitute a letter). Larger bars are easier to catch; one-edit slips are the sneakiest.
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.
PlainSpell is rendered directly from structured Wiktionary extracts and open word-frequency lists, no number is typed in by an editor. See our editorial standards & corrections policy, the methodology behind these numbers, or report a data error. Data current as of September 3, 2026. Primary sources: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org) and FrequencyWords.
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Similar Spanish words by spelling shape
Same letter count and similar misspelling depth for "cuento", 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).
What to do next
You've looked up "cuento". Here's where to go from here.
- "cuento" maps to 20 confusable pairs in this vintage; the highest-scored is "culto". View pair
- 8 edit-distance misspelling variants are generated for spell-check research on this headword. See variants
- Usage frequency rank #1,843 among Spanish headwords in this corpus. Corpus statistics
- Browse more Spanish words in the "C" letter cohort. C–Z browse
PlainSpell is a reference corpus, not spelling advice. Verify unusual forms in context.
Data Source
Wiktionary (via kaikki.org), licensed under CC BY-SA & GFDL. Word ordering uses an open word-frequency list; misspelling variants are generated by edit-distance from the correct headword.