cuiden

[ˈkwið̞ẽn]

/[ˈkwið̞ẽn]/ verb

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The verdict

“cuiden” has 8 generated spelling variants in the Spanish index at frequency #21,289. The variants make it a useful spelling check.

#21,289
frequency rank, Spanish
8,288
“C” headwords
8
tracked misspellings
14
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 subjuntivo de cuidar o de cuidarse.

Corpus desk

Index ES-cuiden · cuiden · Spanish

cuiden · rank #21,289 · 8 variants · 14 confusables

  • FREQ-MID #21,289
  • LEN-LONG 6 letters
  • VOW-3 3 vowels
  • CONFUS-MID 14 pairs
  • VAR-MID 8 variants
  • BOOK-DENSE 8,288
  • PHOTO-FINISH cuestionable

Nearest frequency peer: cuestionable (-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 “cuiden”

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

corpus weight

What this shows “cuiden” 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).

cuiden vs cuido
67% similar
cuiden vs cuides
83% similar
cuiden vs culpen
67% similar

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

Key facts for cuiden
PropertyValue
Headwordcuiden
LanguageSpanish
Part of speechVerb
IPA[ˈkwið̞ẽn]
Letters6
Frequency rank#21,289
Misspellings tracked8
Confusable pairs14
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Frecuencia del imán ortográfico “cuiden”

De izquierda a derecha: las pocas palabras que cargan el habla diaria, luego la cola larga casi invisible.cuidencae 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 “cuestionable” (#21,288), “cure” (#21,290), “cuela” (#21,287). Entre 8,288 lemas con “C”, “cuiden” va en #21,289. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

A misspelling magnet

The generator records 8 spelling variants around cuiden (IPA [ˈkwið̞ẽn]), averb. Corpus frequency is #21,289 among 8,288 “C” headwords. Wiktionary lists 2 senses, so context still picks the gloss.

Our generated misspelling index lists 8 likely wrong-spelling variants for cuiden, with forms such as "ccuiden", "ciuden", and "cudien". Every one of these variants traces to a single-character edit -- an added or dropped letter, a swapped consonant, or a vowel swap -- the kind of slip a spell-checker is built to catch. It also participates in 14 confusable-pair relationships, "cuido", "cuides", "culpen", and more, where similar look or sound leads writers to substitute one word for another in context.

No documented word history exists for this headword, so its spelling is easiest to reason about phoneme by phoneme, absent a documented history. The correct Spanish form is cuiden, spelled C-U-I-D-E-N.

Definition

  1. 1
    Tercera persona del plural (ellos, ellas; ustedes, 2.ª persona) del presente de subjuntivo de cuidar o de cuidarse.
  2. 2
    Segunda persona del plural (ustedes) del imperativo de cuidar o del imperativo negativo de cuidarse.

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as:

  • ccuiden
  • ciuden
  • cudien
  • cuidden
  • cuidenn
  • cuidne
  • cuiedn
  • uciden

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

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

ccuiden1ciuden2cudien2cuidden1cuidenn1cuidne2cuiedn2uciden2
Edit distance from "cuiden"

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 "cuiden"?
"cuiden" is spelled C-U-I-D-E-N. The IPA pronunciation is [ˈkwið̞ẽn].
What does "cuiden" mean?
As a verb, "cuiden" means: Tercera persona del plural (ellos, ellas; ustedes, 2.ª persona) del presente de subjuntivo de cuidar o de cuidarse.
What words are commonly confused with "cuiden"?
"cuiden" is commonly confused with "cuido", "cuides", "culpen". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.
How do you pronounce "cuiden"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "cuiden" is [ˈkwið̞ẽn]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "cuiden" come from?
"cuiden" is a Spanish word. You can look up definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data for this and other words across English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German on PlainSpell.
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Similar Spanish words by spelling shape

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

Same letter count

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

creías#21,286crecía#21,285conque#21,272emerge#21,311

Similar misspelling depth

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

enlaza8 variantsespesa8 variantsabadía8 variantsyanqui8 variants

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list