cuervo

[ˈkweɾβ̞o]

/[ˈkweɾβ̞o]/ noun

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The verdict

“cuervo” has 9 generated spelling variants in the Spanish index at frequency #11,552. The variants make it a useful spelling check.

#11,552
frequency rank, Spanish
8,288
“C” headwords
9
tracked misspellings
20
confusable pairs

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 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...

Corpus desk

Index ES-cuervo · cuervo · Spanish

cuervo · rank #11,552 · 9 variants · 20 confusables

  • FREQ-MID #11,552
  • LEN-LONG 6 letters
  • VOW-3 3 vowels
  • CONFUS-HIGH 20 pairs
  • VAR-MID 9 variants
  • BOOK-DENSE 8,288
  • PHOTO-FINISH cuchillos

Nearest frequency peer: cuchillos (-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.

Pares de rango junto al imán ortográfico “cuervo”

Misma franja de rareza: útil si un typo cae en un lema vecino

corpus weight

What this shows “cuervo” está entre estos pares FrequencyWords; la profundidad de typo se mide aparte en el gráfico de distancia de edición.

Source FrequencyWords open word-frequency list As of September 3, 2026

Visual similarity to commonly confused words

How many letter changes separate each confused pair (Levenshtein distance, normalized).

cuervo vs curo
67% similar
cuervo vs curso
67% similar
cuervo vs cueva
67% similar

Source: PlainSpell confusable corpus (Wiktionary, CC BY-SA).

Key facts for cuervo
PropertyValue
Headwordcuervo
LanguageSpanish
Part of speechNoun
IPA[ˈkweɾβ̞o]
Letters6
Frequency rank#11,552
Misspellings tracked9
Confusable pairs20
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Frecuencia del imán ortográfico “cuervo”

La frecuencia va del puñado de palabras que usamos sin parar (izquierda) a la cola larga que apenas aparece (derecha).cuervocae aquí:

#1#100#1K#10K#100K
← used constantlyrarely used →

La escala es logarítmica (cada marca ≈ 10× más rara). En la misma franja de rareza aparecen “cuchillos” (#11,551), “desarrolladas” (#11,554), “desperdicio” (#11,555). Entre 8,288 lemas con “C”, “cuervo” va en #11,552. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

A misspelling magnet

The generator records 9 spelling variants around cuervo (IPA [ˈkweɾβ̞o]), anoun. Corpus frequency is #11,552 among 8,288 “C” headwords. Wiktionary lists 6 senses, so context still picks the gloss.

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. 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. 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. 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. 4
    (Phalacrocorax brasilianus) Ave marina de la familia Phalacrocoracidae que habita las costas americanas.
  5. 5
    Sacerdote católico.
  6. 6
    Persona que ejerce la abogacía.

Recorded use

Wiktionary example

These source excerpts show how cuervo appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.

  1. Ya sabés que por la iglesia no me pienso casar, ni ahora ni después. Por civil todo lo que quieras, pero a mí no me vengás con los cuervos.

Synonyms

córvidocuervo comúnauragallinazoiribúcormorán negrocuervo de marpato yecoyecoabogadoboga

This word in other languages

crow(English)corbeau(Français)Rabe(Deutsch)corvo(Português)

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.

ccuervo1ceurvo2cuerbo1cuerov2cuerrvo1cuervvo1cuevro2curevo2
Edit distance from "cuervo"

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.

Frequently Asked Questions

How do you spell "cuervo"?
"cuervo" is spelled C-U-E-R-V-O. The IPA pronunciation is [ˈkweɾβ̞o].
What does "cuervo" mean?
As a noun, "cuervo" means: (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...
What words are commonly confused with "cuervo"?
"cuervo" is commonly confused with "curo", "curso", "cueva". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.
How do you pronounce "cuervo"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "cuervo" is [ˈkweɾβ̞o]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "cuervo" come from?
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Similar Spanish words by spelling shape

Same letter count and similar misspelling depth for "cuervo", not the corpus desk frequency band.

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked Spanish headwords with 6 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

décima#11,562cometa#11,541elenco#11,564enseño#11,569

Similar misspelling depth

Headwords with a similar count of attested misspellings (9 here; floor ≥5).

emitida9 variantscalcio9 variantssugiero9 variantsLíbano9 variants

Source: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org) Structured Wiktionary extract

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list