cuervo

/[ˈkweɾβ̞o]/ noun

Letters

6 characters

Frequency Rank

#11,552

in Spanish word usage

Misspellings

9

tracked variants

Confusables

20

similar word pairs

cuervo is aSpanishnoun. It 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... Pronounced [ˈkweɾβ̞o]. Often confused with curo and curso.

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

Frequency rank visualization

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

Source: Wordfreq corpus

Spelling & Dictionary Insight

The Spanish entry for cuervo is 6 letters long, classified as anoun, 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 Hunspell-derived misspelling index lists 9 documented wrong-spelling variants for cuervo, with forms such as "ccuervo", "ceurvo", and "cuerbo". 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", "cueva", 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 cuervo, spelled C-U-E-R-V-O, and any other sequence of those letters, regardless of how natural it feels, is a misspelling in standard orthography.

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.

Synonyms

This word in other languages

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as: ccuervo,ceurvo,cuerbo,cuerov,cuerrvo,cuervvo,cuevro,curevo,ucervo

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

Relative frequency of common misspelling types for cuervo

Misspelling Variants of "cuervo"

ccuervo7ceurvo6cuerbo6cuerov6cuerrvo7cuervvo7cuevro6curevo6
Misspelling Variants of "cuervo"

Frequency rank: #11,552 in Spanish

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?
"cuervo" 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.