cuidaba

[kwiˈð̞aβ̞a]

/[kwiˈð̞aβ̞a]/ verb

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The verdict

“cuidaba” has 10 generated spelling variants in the Spanish index at frequency #25,587. The variants make it a useful spelling check.

#25,587
frequency rank, Spanish
8,288
“C” headwords
10
tracked misspellings
11
confusable pairs

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Primera persona del singular (yo) del pretérito imperfecto de indicativo de cuidar o de cuidarse.

Corpus desk

Index ES-cuidaba · cuidaba · Spanish

cuidaba · rank #25,587 · 10 variants · 11 confusables

  • FREQ-MID #25,587
  • LEN-LONG 7 letters
  • VOW-4 4 vowels
  • CONFUS-MID 11 pairs
  • VAR-MID 10 variants
  • BOOK-DENSE 8,288
  • PHOTO-FINISH cuestionada

Nearest frequency peer: cuestionada (-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 “cuidaba”

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

corpus weight

What this shows “cuidaba” 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).

cuidaba vs cuidar
71% similar
cuidaba vs cuidan
71% similar
cuidaba vs cuidad
71% similar

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

Key facts for cuidaba
PropertyValue
Headwordcuidaba
LanguageSpanish
Part of speechVerb
IPA[kwiˈð̞aβ̞a]
Letters7
Frequency rank#25,587
Misspellings tracked10
Confusable pairs11
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Frecuencia del imán ortográfico “cuidaba”

Esta escala corre desde el núcleo del español cotidiano (izquierda) hasta el rastro de formas rara vez usadas (derecha).cuidabacae aquí:

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

El eje es logarítmico: cada tick marca unas diez veces menos frecuencia. En la misma franja de rareza aparecen “cuestionada” (#25,586), “cuerdo” (#25,585), “curador” (#25,589). Entre 8,288 lemas con “C”, “cuidaba” va en #25,587. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

A misspelling magnet

The generator records 10 spelling variants around cuidaba (IPA [kwiˈð̞aβ̞a]), averb. Corpus frequency is #25,587 among 8,288 “C” headwords. Wiktionary lists 2 senses, so context still picks the gloss.

Our generated misspelling index lists 10 likely wrong-spelling variants for cuidaba, with forms such as "ccuidaba", "ciudaba", and "cudiaba". 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 11 confusable-pair relationships, "cuidar", "cuidan", "cuidad", and more, a pairing that trips writers up because the two words share enough sound or shape to blur together.

This entry's etymology isn't recorded, so spelling patterns must be inferred from the word's phoneme-to-grapheme mapping rather than from a documented borrowing chain. The correct Spanish form is cuidaba, spelled C-U-I-D-A-B-A.

Definition

  1. 1
    Primera persona del singular (yo) del pretérito imperfecto de indicativo de cuidar o de cuidarse.
  2. 2
    Tercera persona del singular (él, ella, ello; usted, 2.ª persona) del pretérito imperfecto de indicativo de cuidar o de cuidarse.

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as:

  • ccuidaba
  • ciudaba
  • cudiaba
  • cuiadba
  • cuidaab
  • cuidabba
  • cuidava
  • cuidbaa
  • cuiddaba
  • ucidaba

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

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

ccuidaba1ciudaba2cudiaba2cuiadba2cuidaab2cuidabba1cuidava1cuidbaa2
Edit distance from "cuidaba"

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 "cuidaba"?
"cuidaba" is spelled C-U-I-D-A-B-A. The IPA pronunciation is [kwiˈð̞aβ̞a].
What does "cuidaba" mean?
As a verb, "cuidaba" means: Primera persona del singular (yo) del pretérito imperfecto de indicativo de cuidar o de cuidarse.
What words are commonly confused with "cuidaba"?
"cuidaba" is commonly confused with "cuidar", "cuidan", "cuidad". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.
How do you pronounce "cuidaba"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "cuidaba" is [kwiˈð̞aβ̞a]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "cuidaba" come from?
"cuidaba" is a Spanish word. PlainSpell's reference spans five languages -- English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German -- with definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data for each.
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Similar Spanish words by spelling shape

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

Same letter count

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

curador#25,589Danubio#25,591dejados#25,599comente#25,564

Similar misspelling depth

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

colecta10 variantsenseñas10 variantscaricia10 variantscapillas10 variants

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list