cuestan

[ˈkwest̪ãn]

/[ˈkwest̪ãn]/ verb

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The verdict

“cuestan” has 10 generated spelling variants in the Spanish index at frequency #13,010. The variants make it a useful spelling check.

#13,010
frequency rank, Spanish
8,288
“C” headwords
10
tracked misspellings
16
confusable pairs

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Tercera persona del plural (ellos, ellas; ustedes, 2.ª persona) del presente de indicativo de costar.

Corpus desk

Index ES-cuestan · cuestan · Spanish

cuestan · rank #13,010 · 10 variants · 16 confusables

  • FREQ-MID #13,010
  • LEN-LONG 7 letters
  • VOW-3 3 vowels
  • CONFUS-HIGH 16 pairs
  • VAR-MID 10 variants
  • BOOK-DENSE 8,288
  • PHOTO-FINISH declarados

Nearest frequency peer: declarados (+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 “cuestan”

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

corpus weight

What this shows “cuestan” 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).

cuestan vs cueste
71% similar
cuestan vs cursan
71% similar
cuestan vs cuestas
86% similar

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

Key facts for cuestan
PropertyValue
Headwordcuestan
LanguageSpanish
Part of speechVerb
IPA[ˈkwest̪ãn]
Letters7
Frequency rank#13,010
Misspellings tracked10
Confusable pairs16
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Frecuencia del imán ortográfico “cuestan”

Esta escala corre desde el núcleo del español cotidiano (izquierda) hasta el rastro de formas rara vez usadas (derecha).cuestancae 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 “declarados” (#13,011), “convincente” (#13,008), “declaro” (#13,012). Entre 8,288 lemas con “C”, “cuestan” va en #13,010. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

A misspelling magnet

The generator records 10 spelling variants around cuestan (IPA [ˈkwest̪ãn]), averb. Corpus frequency is #13,010 among 8,288 “C” headwords. Dominant gloss: "Tercera persona del plural (ellos, ellas; ustedes, 2.ª persona) del presente de indicativo de costar.".

Our generated misspelling index lists 10 likely wrong-spelling variants for cuestan, with forms such as "ccuestan", "ceustan", and "cuesatn". Each variant is a distinct typo pattern an edit-distance generator flags, typically a doubled-consonant error, a silent-letter drop, or a vowel substitution. It also participates in 16 confusable-pair relationships, "cueste", "cursan", "cuestas", and more, a pairing that trips writers up because the two words share enough sound or shape to blur together.

This headword's origin isn't recorded in our source data, so its spelling is best read as a straightforward mapping from sound to letter. The correct Spanish form is cuestan, spelled C-U-E-S-T-A-N.

Definition

  1. 1
    Tercera persona del plural (ellos, ellas; ustedes, 2.ª persona) del presente de indicativo de costar.

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as:

  • ccuestan
  • ceustan
  • cuesatn
  • cuesstan
  • cuestann
  • cuestna
  • cuesttan
  • cuetsan
  • cusetan
  • ucestan

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

How far each generated variant is from the correct spelling of cuestan - measured in single-character edits (insert, delete, or substitute a letter). Larger bars are easier to catch; one-edit slips are the sneakiest.

ccuestan1ceustan2cuesatn2cuesstan1cuestann1cuestna2cuesttan1cuetsan2
Edit distance from "cuestan"

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 "cuestan"?
"cuestan" is spelled C-U-E-S-T-A-N. The IPA pronunciation is [ˈkwest̪ãn].
What does "cuestan" mean?
As a verb, "cuestan" means: Tercera persona del plural (ellos, ellas; ustedes, 2.ª persona) del presente de indicativo de costar.
What words are commonly confused with "cuestan"?
"cuestan" is commonly confused with "cueste", "cursan", "cuestas". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.
How do you pronounce "cuestan"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "cuestan" is [ˈkwest̪ãn]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "cuestan" come from?
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Similar Spanish words by spelling shape

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

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked Spanish headwords with 7 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

declaro#13,012educada#13,027Carmona#12,991bárbaro#12,985

Similar misspelling depth

Headwords with a similar count of attested misspellings (10 here; floor ≥5).

ayudaría10 variantsexitosas10 variantsansioso10 variantsadaptar10 variants

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list