cuestión

[kwesˈt̪jõn]

/[kwesˈt̪jõn]/ noun

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The verdict

“cuestión” has 11 generated spelling variants in the Spanish index at frequency #962. The variants make it a useful spelling check.

#962
frequency rank, Spanish
8,288
“C” headwords
11
tracked misspellings
7
confusable pairs

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Pregunta que se hace o propone para averiguar la verdad de algo controvirtiéndolo.

Corpus desk

Index ES-cuestion · cuestión · Spanish

cuestión · rank #962 · 11 variants · 7 confusables

  • FREQ-CORE #962
  • LEN-LONG 8 letters
  • VOW-4 4 vowels
  • CONFUS-MID 7 pairs
  • VAR-MID 11 variants
  • BOOK-DENSE 8,288
  • PHOTO-FINISH cine

Nearest frequency peer: cine (-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 “cuestión”

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

corpus weight

What this shows “cuestión” 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).

cuestión vs cuestiona
78% similar
cuestión vs cuestionó
78% similar
cuestión vs cuestiones
70% similar

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

Key facts for cuestión
PropertyValue
Headwordcuestión
LanguageSpanish
Part of speechNoun
IPA[kwesˈt̪jõn]
Letters8
Frequency rank#962
Misspellings tracked11
Confusable pairs7
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Frecuencia del imán ortográfico “cuestión”

Esta escala corre desde el núcleo del español cotidiano (izquierda) hasta el rastro de formas rara vez usadas (derecha).cuestióncae 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 “cine” (#961), “debemos” (#963), “cielo” (#960). Entre 8,288 lemas con “C”, “cuestión” va en #962. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

A misspelling magnet

The generator records 11 spelling variants around cuestión (IPA [kwesˈt̪jõn]), anoun. Corpus frequency is #962 among 8,288 “C” headwords. Wiktionary lists 5 senses, so context still picks the gloss.

Our generated misspelling index lists 11 likely wrong-spelling variants for cuestión, with forms such as "ccuestión", "ceustión", and "cuesitón". 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 7 confusable-pair relationships, "cuestiona", "cuestionó", "cuestiones", and more, a pairing that trips writers up because the two words share enough sound or shape to blur together.

Our source data has no etymology on file for this entry, leaving phoneme-to-grapheme mapping as the best guide to its spelling rather than a borrowing history. The correct Spanish form is cuestión, spelled C-U-E-S-T-I-Ó-N.

Definition

  1. 1
    Pregunta que se hace o propone para averiguar la verdad de algo controvirtiéndolo.
  2. 2
    Riña, pendencia.
  3. 3
    Cosa cualquiera de la que hay que ocuparse.
  4. 4
    Cuestión de tormento.
  5. 5
    Oposición de términos lógicos o de razones respecto a un mismo tema, que exigen detenido estudio para resolver con acierto.

Recorded use

Wiktionary example

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

  1. Esta preocupación continúa hasta su último libro, «Moisés y la religión monoteísta», escrito medio siglo después, cuando ya había cumplido ochenta años ¿Por qué?¿Por qué no podía poner término a la cuestión?...

Synonyms

asuntonegociotema

This word in other languages

question(English)question(Français)Frage(Deutsch)questão(Português)

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as:

  • ccuestión
  • ceustión
  • cuesitón
  • cuesstión
  • cuestinó
  • cuestiónn
  • cuesttión
  • cuestóin
  • cuetsión
  • cusetión
  • ucestión

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

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

ccuestión1ceustión2cuesitón2cuesstión1cuestinó2cuestiónn1cuesttión1cuestóin2
Edit distance from "cuestión"

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 "cuestión"?
"cuestión" is spelled C-U-E-S-T-I-Ó-N. The IPA pronunciation is [kwesˈt̪jõn].
What does "cuestión" mean?
As a noun, "cuestión" means: Pregunta que se hace o propone para averiguar la verdad de algo controvirtiéndolo.
What words are commonly confused with "cuestión"?
"cuestión" is commonly confused with "cuestiona", "cuestionó", "cuestiones". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.
How do you pronounce "cuestión"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "cuestión" is [kwesˈt̪jõn]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "cuestión" come from?
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Similar Spanish words by spelling shape

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

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked Spanish headwords with 8 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

escribir#964española#965profesor#947cultural#983

Similar misspelling depth

Headwords with a similar count of attested misspellings (11 here; floor ≥5).

debemos11 variantscambios11 variantsgustaría11 variantsoriginal11 variants

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list