cuerda
Spanish, noun/ˈkweɾda/
cuerda is spelled C-U-E-R-D-A (6 letters) and appears 15 times per million words in written Spanish, the 5,184th most frequent Spanish word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). Cuerda is a Spanish feminine noun meaning “rope, cord, string” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). It is also a feminine singular of cuerdo. The Spanish Wiktionary (Wikcionario) defines it as “Cuerpo de material flexible, largo y delgado, formado por múltiples hilos trenzados o torzados para unirlos…”.
What does cuerda mean in English?
noun
- 1
femininerope, cord, string
- 2
femininechord
- 3
femininestring (of a musical stringed instrument)
- 4
feminineclockwork
- 5
femininesynonym of cordel (a traditional unit of distance)
- 6
femininecuerda (unit of land area)
adjective
- 1
femininefeminine singular of cuerdo
Source: English Wiktionary, Spanish section, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0).
How Spanish dictionaries define it
noun: 1. Cuerpo de material flexible, largo y delgado, formado por múltiples hilos trenzados o torzados para unirlos, empleado para atar. 2. En particular, cuerda₁ o rosca que tensa el muelle que da movimiento a un aparato mecánico. 3. En particular, cuerda₁ delgada de material inflamable con que se encendían algunas armas de fuego y explosivos. 4. En particular, cuerda₁ que une el puente y el clavijero de algunos instrumentos musicales, y que por su tensión vibra produciendo un sonido. Se hace sonar pulsándola con las uñas o un plectro o bien rozándolas con un arco.
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 cuerda
- cuerdas plural
Source: English Wiktionary and Spanish Wiktionary (Wikcionario) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026).
How do you pronounce cuerda?
- /ˈkweɾda/
- [ˈkweɾ.ð̞a]
- [ˈkweɾð̞a]
Sources: English Wiktionary, Spanish Wiktionary (Wikcionario) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026); recordings from Wikimedia Commons.
English words that translate to cuerda
Source: the translation tables of the English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026.
How common is cuerda in Spanish?
cuerda appears 15 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).