cuido

[ˈkwið̞o]

/[ˈkwið̞o]/ verb

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The verdict

“cuido” has 6 generated spelling variants in the Spanish index at frequency #20,325. The variants make it a useful spelling check.

#20,325
frequency rank, Spanish
8,288
“C” headwords
6
tracked misspellings
20
confusable pairs

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

Corpus desk

Index ES-cuido · cuido · Spanish

cuido · rank #20,325 · 6 variants · 20 confusables

  • FREQ-MID #20,325
  • LEN-MID 5 letters
  • VOW-3 3 vowels
  • CONFUS-HIGH 20 pairs
  • VAR-MID 6 variants
  • BOOK-DENSE 8,288
  • PHOTO-FINISH cuidadosa

Nearest frequency peer: cuidadosa (-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 “cuido”

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

corpus weight

What this shows “cuido” 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).

cuido vs cuyo
60% similar
cuido vs culo
60% similar
cuido vs cupo
60% similar

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

Key facts for cuido
PropertyValue
Headwordcuido
LanguageSpanish
Part of speechVerb
IPA[ˈkwið̞o]
Letters5
Frequency rank#20,325
Misspellings tracked6
Confusable pairs20
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Frecuencia del imán ortográfico “cuido”

Esta escala corre desde el núcleo del español cotidiano (izquierda) hasta el rastro de formas rara vez usadas (derecha).cuidocae 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 “cuidadosa” (#20,324), “culata” (#20,326), “cucaracha” (#20,323). Entre 8,288 lemas con “C”, “cuido” va en #20,325. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

A misspelling magnet

The generator records 6 spelling variants around cuido (IPA [ˈkwið̞o]), averb. Corpus frequency is #20,325 among 8,288 “C” headwords. Dominant gloss: "Primera persona del singular (yo) del presente de indicativo de cuidar o de cuidarse.".

Our generated misspelling index lists 6 likely wrong-spelling variants for cuido, with forms such as "ccuido", "ciudo", and "cudio". 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 20 confusable-pair relationships, "cuyo", "culo", "cupo", and more, since the words sound or look close enough that writers reach for the wrong one mid-sentence.

This entry's etymology isn't recorded, so its spelling pattern is best understood through pronunciation rather than a traceable origin. The correct Spanish form is cuido, spelled C-U-I-D-O.

Definition

  1. 1
    Primera persona del singular (yo) del presente de indicativo de cuidar o de cuidarse.

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as:

  • ccuido
  • ciudo
  • cudio
  • cuiddo
  • cuiod
  • ucido

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

How far each generated variant is from the correct spelling of cuido - expressed in single-character edits (insert, delete, or swap one letter). Bigger bars stand out at a glance; a one-edit slip is the hardest to catch.

ccuido1ciudo2cudio2cuiddo1cuiod2ucido2
Edit distance from "cuido"

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

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked Spanish headwords with 5 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

edita#20,340Claus#20,309capta#20,299bucle#20,288

Similar misspelling depth

Headwords with a similar count of attested misspellings (6 here; floor ≥5).

diva6 variantschic6 variantsCannes6 variantsagarré6 variants

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list