cuervo
[ˈkweɾβ̞o]
The verdict
“cuervo” is a moderately-common Spanish word, ranked #11,552 in Spanish word frequency and used as a noun.
- #11,552
- frequency rank, Spanish
- 6
- letters
- 9
- tracked misspellings
- 20
- confusable pairs
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - (familia Corvidae) Cualquiera de más de un centenar de especies de aves paseriformes, de distribución cosmopolita, de tamaño medio a grande, robusto pico y patas, hábito sedentario y alimentación o...
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 | cuervo |
| Language | Spanish |
| Part of speech | Noun |
| IPA | [ˈkweɾβ̞o] |
| Letters | 6 |
| Frequency rank | #11,552 |
| Misspellings tracked | 9 |
| Confusable pairs | 20 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Where “cuervo” sits in Spanish frequency
Spelling & Dictionary Insight
The Spanish entry for cuervo is 6 letters long, classified as a noun, and transcribed in the International Phonetic Alphabet as [ˈkweɾβ̞o]. Corpus data places it at rank #11,552 in overall Spanish word frequency, marking it as uncommon enough that many writers pause before typing it. Wiktionary records 6 distinct senses for this headword, so context determines which meaning a reader should apply.
Our generated misspelling index lists 9 likely wrong-spelling variants for cuervo, with forms such as "ccuervo", "ceurvo", and "cuerbo". 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, "curo", "curso", "cueva", and more, where similar look or sound leads writers to substitute one word for another in context.
No borrowing history is documented for this entry, so its spelling is best explained by sound-to-letter mapping rather than etymology. The correct Spanish form is cuervo, spelled C-U-E-R-V-O.
Definition
- 1(familia Corvidae) Cualquiera de más de un centenar de especies de aves paseriformes, de distribución cosmopolita, de tamaño medio a grande, robusto pico y patas, hábito sedentario y alimentación omnívora, especialmente carroñera.
- 2(Corvus corax) En particular, aquella más extendida, de hasta 65 cm de largo y más de 1 kg de peso, plumaje negro e inteligencia especialmente desarrollada.
- 3(Cathartes aura) Ave falconiforme americana, de aspecto similar a los buitres pero emparentada con el [cóndor], de hasta 3 kg de peso y 2 m de envergadura de alas, color castaño a negro, con el interior de las remeras gris, cabeza pelada y pequeña en relación al cuerpo.
- 4(Phalacrocorax brasilianus) Ave marina de la familia Phalacrocoracidae que habita las costas americanas.
- 5Sacerdote católico.
- 6Persona que ejerce la abogacía.
This word in other languages
Common misspellings
Also misspelled as: ccuervo,ceurvo,cuerbo,cuerov,cuerrvo,cuervvo,cuevro,curevo,ucervo
Misspelling Pattern Breakdown
How far each generated variant is from the correct spelling of cuervo - 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.
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Using “cuervo”
The practical upshot for anyone who landed here from a spell-check.
- The one correct Spanish spelling is C-U-E-R-V-O - every other letter order is a misspelling in standard orthography.
- Say it as [ˈkweɾβ̞o] (IPA); tap the speaker on the pronunciation badge to hear it where audio exists.
- Don't mix it up with “curo” - see the side-by-side comparison. cuervo vs curo
- Browse more Spanish words and confusable pairs in the same reference. Spanish words
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.