cuídese

[ˈkwið̞ese]

/[ˈkwið̞ese]/ verb

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The verdict

“cuídese” is uncommon Spanish (frequency #70,954 among 8,288 “C” headwords), classed as a verb. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

#70,954
frequency rank, Spanish
8,288
“C” headwords

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Segunda persona del singular (usted) del imperativo afirmativo de cuidarse (con el pronombre enclítico).

Corpus desk

Index ES-cuidese · cuídese · Spanish

cuídese · rank #70,954 · 0 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-RARE #70,954
  • LEN-LONG 7 letters
  • VOW-4 4 vowels
  • CONFUS-0 No pairs
  • VAR-0 0 variants
  • BOOK-DENSE 8,288
  • PHOTO-FINISH curious

Nearest frequency peer: curious (-2 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 “cuídese”

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 “cuídese” se sitúa frente a rangos españoles igualmente raros.

Source FrequencyWords open word-frequency list As of September 3, 2026
Key facts for cuídese
PropertyValue
Headwordcuídese
LanguageSpanish
Part of speechVerb
IPA[ˈkwið̞ese]
Letters7
Frequency rank#70,954
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Cola larga: rango de “cuídese” en español

La frecuencia va del puñado de palabras que usamos sin parar (izquierda) a la cola larga que apenas aparece (derecha).cuídesecae 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: “curious” (#70,952), “curaron” (#70,951), “culear” (#70,950). Entre 8,288 lemas con “C”, “cuídese” va en #70,954. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Rare enough to double-check

cuídese is uncommon Spanish at frequency #70,954 among 8,288 “C” headwords, classed as averb, transcribed [ˈkwið̞ese]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "Segunda persona del singular (usted) del imperativo afirmativo de cuidarse (con el pronombre enclítico).".

Our edit-distance generator produced no likely misspellings for cuídese, a sign its spelling follows regular Spanish conventions. We don't track a confusable pairing for this entry, which typically means the spelling is too distinctive to be mistaken for another word.

Wiktionary doesn't record an etymology for this headword, so its spelling is best read as a straightforward mapping from sound to letter. The correct Spanish form is cuídese, spelled C-U-Í-D-E-S-E.

Definition

  1. 1
    Segunda persona del singular (usted) del imperativo afirmativo de cuidarse (con el pronombre 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 "cuídese"?
"cuídese" is spelled C-U-Í-D-E-S-E. The IPA pronunciation is [ˈkwið̞ese].
What does "cuídese" mean?
As a verb, "cuídese" means: Segunda persona del singular (usted) del imperativo afirmativo de cuidarse (con el pronombre enclítico).
How do you pronounce "cuídese"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "cuídese" is [ˈkwið̞ese]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "cuídese" come from?
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Similar Spanish words by spelling shape

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

Same letter count

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

curious#70,952curaron#70,951debatan#70,959Crispín#70,941

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list