cuidas

[ˈkwið̞as]

/[ˈkwið̞as]/ verb

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The verdict

“cuidas” has 8 generated spelling variants in the Spanish index at frequency #28,708. The variants make it a useful spelling check.

#28,708
frequency rank, Spanish
8,288
“C” headwords
8
tracked misspellings
20
confusable pairs

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Segunda persona del singular (tú) del presente de indicativo de cuidar o de cuidarse.

Corpus desk

Index ES-cuidas · cuidas · Spanish

cuidas · rank #28,708 · 8 variants · 20 confusables

  • FREQ-MID #28,708
  • LEN-LONG 6 letters
  • VOW-3 3 vowels
  • CONFUS-HIGH 20 pairs
  • VAR-MID 8 variants
  • BOOK-DENSE 8,288
  • PHOTO-FINISH crew

Nearest frequency peer: crew (-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 “cuidas”

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

corpus weight

What this shows “cuidas” 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).

cuidas vs curas
67% similar
cuidas vs cuide
67% similar
cuidas vs cuido
67% similar

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

Key facts for cuidas
PropertyValue
Headwordcuidas
LanguageSpanish
Part of speechVerb
IPA[ˈkwið̞as]
Letters6
Frequency rank#28,708
Misspellings tracked8
Confusable pairs20
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Frecuencia del imán ortográfico “cuidas”

De izquierda a derecha: las pocas palabras que cargan el habla diaria, luego la cola larga casi invisible.cuidascae aquí:

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

Los ticks avanzan en logaritmo; cada uno es del orden de diez veces más raro. En la misma franja de rareza aparecen “crew” (#28,707), “custodio” (#28,709), “coordinados” (#28,706). Entre 8,288 lemas con “C”, “cuidas” va en #28,708. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

A misspelling magnet

The generator records 8 spelling variants around cuidas (IPA [ˈkwið̞as]), averb. Corpus frequency is #28,708 among 8,288 “C” headwords. Dominant gloss: "Segunda persona del singular (tú) del presente de indicativo de cuidar o de cuidarse.".

Our generated misspelling index lists 8 likely wrong-spelling variants for cuidas, with forms such as "ccuidas", "ciudas", and "cudias". 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 20 confusable-pair relationships, "curas", "cuide", "cuido", and more, a pairing that trips writers up because the two words share enough sound or shape to blur together.

No borrowing history is documented 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 cuidas, spelled C-U-I-D-A-S.

Definition

  1. 1
    Segunda persona del singular (tú) del presente de indicativo de cuidar o de cuidarse.

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as:

  • ccuidas
  • ciudas
  • cudias
  • cuiads
  • cuidass
  • cuiddas
  • cuidsa
  • ucidas

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

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

ccuidas1ciudas2cudias2cuiads2cuidass1cuiddas1cuidsa2ucidas2
Edit distance from "cuidas"

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 "cuidas"?
"cuidas" is spelled C-U-I-D-A-S. The IPA pronunciation is [ˈkwið̞as].
What does "cuidas" mean?
As a verb, "cuidas" means: Segunda persona del singular (tú) del presente de indicativo de cuidar o de cuidarse.
What words are commonly confused with "cuidas"?
"cuidas" is commonly confused with "curas", "cuide", "cuido". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.
How do you pronounce "cuidas"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "cuidas" is [ˈkwið̞as]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "cuidas" come from?
"cuidas" 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 "cuidas", not the corpus desk frequency band.

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked Spanish headwords with 6 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

cobros#28,686chucho#28,680dudado#28,736Engels#28,744

Similar misspelling depth

Headwords with a similar count of attested misspellings (8 here; floor ≥5).

carrete8 variantsburda8 variantsbraun8 variantsfumado8 variants

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list