cuerno

/[ˈkweɾno]/ noun

Letters

6 characters

Frequency Rank

#12,792

in Spanish word usage

Misspellings

8

tracked variants

Confusables

20

similar word pairs

cuerno is aSpanishnoun. It means: Protuberancia queratinosa que muestran algunos animales en la cabeza; muchos artiodáctilos las tienen por pares a ambos lados de la testa, a veces desnuda y en otros recubierta de una fina piel, mi... Pronounced [ˈkweɾno]. Often confused with curo and curso.

Key facts for cuerno
PropertyValue
Headwordcuerno
LanguageSpanish
Part of speechNoun
IPA[ˈkweɾno]
Letters6
Frequency rank#12,792
Misspellings tracked8
Confusable pairs20
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Frequency rank visualization

Position of cuerno in Spanish word frequency (lower rank = more common)

Source: Wordfreq corpus

Spelling & Dictionary Insight

The Spanish entry for cuerno is 6 letters long, classified as anoun, and transcribed in the International Phonetic Alphabet as [ˈkweɾno]. Corpus data places it at rank #12,792 in overall Spanish word frequency, marking it as uncommon enough that many writers pause before typing it.Wiktionary records 5 distinct senses for this headword, so context determines which meaning a reader should apply.

Our Hunspell-derived misspelling index lists 8 documented wrong-spelling variants for cuerno, with forms such as "ccuerno", "ceurno", and "cuenro". Each variant represents a distinct typo pattern that appears often enough in corpora to be worth flagging, typically a doubled-consonant error, a silent-letter drop, or a vowel substitution.It also participates in 20 confusable-pair relationships, "curo", "curso", "cuero", and more, where similar look or sound leads writers to substitute one word for another in context.

No explicit etymology string is stored for this entry, so spelling patterns must be inferred from the word's phoneme-to-grapheme mapping rather than from a documented borrowing chain. For readers arriving here from a spelling check, the authoritative guidance is: the correct Spanish form is cuerno, spelled C-U-E-R-N-O, and any other sequence of those letters, regardless of how natural it feels, is a misspelling in standard orthography.

Definition

  1. 1
    Protuberancia queratinosa que muestran algunos animales en la cabeza; muchos artiodáctilos las tienen por pares a ambos lados de la testa, a veces desnuda y en otros recubierta de una fina piel, mientras que los rinocerontes presentan una o dos en el centro de la frente.
  2. 2
    Material del que estos cuernos se componen, usado en pequeñas manufacturas.
  3. 3
    Cualquiera de varios instrumentos musicales de viento, similares a una trompeta de cuerpo corvo.
  4. 4
    Cosa u objeto insignificante.
  5. 5
    Infidelidad matrimonial.

Synonyms

This word in other languages

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as: ccuerno,ceurno,cuenro,cuernno,cueron,cuerrno,cureno,ucerno

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

Relative frequency of common misspelling types for cuerno

Misspelling Variants of "cuerno"

ccuerno7ceurno6cuenro6cuernno7cueron6cuerrno7cureno6ucerno6
Misspelling Variants of "cuerno"

Frequency rank: #12,792 in Spanish

Frequently Asked Questions

How do you spell "cuerno"?
"cuerno" is spelled C-U-E-R-N-O. The IPA pronunciation is [ˈkweɾno].
What does "cuerno" mean?
As a noun, "cuerno" means: Protuberancia queratinosa que muestran algunos animales en la cabeza; muchos artiodáctilos las tienen por pares a ambos lados de la testa, a veces desnuda y en otros recubierta de una fina piel, mi...
What words are commonly confused with "cuerno"?
"cuerno" is commonly confused with "curo", "curso", "cuero". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.
How do you pronounce "cuerno"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "cuerno" is [ˈkweɾno]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "cuerno" come from?
"cuerno" is a Spanish word. PlainSpell covers definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data across English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German.
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Data Source: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org), licensed under CC BY-SA & GFDL. Frequency data from Wordfreq. Misspellings derived from Hunspell dictionaries.