cuidándose

[kwiˈð̞ãn̪d̪ose]

/[kwiˈð̞ãn̪d̪ose]/ verb

The verdict

“cuidándose” is uncommon Spanish (frequency #97,231 among 8,288 “C” headwords), classed as a verb. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

#97,231
frequency rank, Spanish
8,288
“C” headwords

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Gerundio de cuidar, con el pronombre «se» enclítico.

Corpus desk

Index ES-cuidandose · cuidándose · Spanish

cuidándose · rank #97,231 · 0 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-RARE #97,231
  • LEN-MEGA 10 letters
  • VOW-5 5 vowels
  • CONFUS-0 No pairs
  • VAR-0 0 variants
  • BOOK-DENSE 8,288
  • PHOTO-FINISH cuestioné

Nearest frequency peer: cuestioné (-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.

Rangos de cola larga cerca de “cuidándose”

Banda escasa: las barras invierten el rango para que lo raro se lea más corto

corpus weight

What this shows Vista de cola larga: dónde “cuidándose” se sitúa frente a rangos españoles igualmente raros.

Source FrequencyWords open word-frequency list As of September 3, 2026
Key facts for cuidándose
PropertyValue
Headwordcuidándose
LanguageSpanish
Part of speechVerb
IPA[kwiˈð̞ãn̪d̪ose]
Letters10
Frequency rank#97,231
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Cola larga: rango de “cuidándose” en español

La frecuencia va del puñado de palabras que usamos sin parar (izquierda) a la cola larga que apenas aparece (derecha).cuidándosecae en esta cola de rareza:

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

El eje es logarítmico: cada tick marca unas diez veces menos frecuencia. Vecinos raros de la misma franja: “cuestioné” (#97,230), “cuelas” (#97,229), “culminaba” (#97,233). Entre 8,288 lemas con “C”, “cuidándose” va en #97,231. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Rare enough to double-check

cuidándose is uncommon Spanish at frequency #97,231 among 8,288 “C” headwords, classed as averb, transcribed [kwiˈð̞ãn̪d̪ose]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "Gerundio de cuidar, con el pronombre «se» enclítico.".

We couldn't generate a plausible misspelling set for cuidándose, since its letter sequence doesn't invite the usual edit-distance slips. It is not paired with a close-neighbour confusable in our dataset, a sign it's visually distinctive enough not to be mixed up with another word.

Wiktionary doesn't record an etymology for this headword, so its spelling is best explained by sound-to-letter mapping rather than etymology. The correct Spanish form is cuidándose, spelled C-U-I-D-Á-N-D-O-S-E.

Definition

  1. 1
    Gerundio de cuidar, con el pronombre «se» enclítico.

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 "cuidándose"?
"cuidándose" is spelled C-U-I-D-Á-N-D-O-S-E. The IPA pronunciation is [kwiˈð̞ãn̪d̪ose].
What does "cuidándose" mean?
As a verb, "cuidándose" means: Gerundio de cuidar, con el pronombre «se» enclítico.
How do you pronounce "cuidándose"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "cuidándose" is [kwiˈð̞ãn̪d̪ose]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
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Similar Spanish words by spelling shape

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

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked Spanish headwords with 10 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list