cuja

[ˈkuxa]

/[ˈkuxa]/ noun

The verdict

“cuja” is uncommon Spanish (outside the top frequency list), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

Unranked
below top-frequency Spanish
4
letters

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Bolsa de cuero asida a la silla del caballo, para meter el cuento de la lanza o bandera y llevarla más cómodamente.

Corpus desk

Index ES-cuja · cuja · Spanish

cuja · unranked · 0 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-UNRANKED Unranked
  • LEN-MID 4 letters
  • VOW-2 2 vowels
  • CONFUS-0 No pairs
  • VAR-0 0 variants
  • BOOK-THIN "C" thin
  • PHOTO-UNK Peer pending

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.

Key facts for cuja
PropertyValue
Headwordcuja
LanguageSpanish
Part of speechNoun
IPA[ˈkuxa]
Letters4
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Cola larga: rango de “cuja” en español

cujaestá más allá de las 100.000 formas más frecuentes del español, en la cola de léxico especializado o poco usado donde la duda ortográfica aprieta.

Beyond rank #100,000. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Rare enough to double-check

cuja is uncommon Spanish outside the top frequency list, classed as anoun, transcribed [ˈkuxa]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. 3 senses are on record.

Zero misspellings are on record for cuja in our index, suggesting the orthography follows predictable Spanish patterns. It is not paired with a close-neighbour confusable in our dataset, since nothing in our dataset looks or sounds close enough to cause mix-ups.

No borrowing history is documented for this entry, so spelling patterns must be inferred from the word's phoneme-to-grapheme mapping rather than from a documented borrowing chain. The correct Spanish form is cuja, spelled C-U-J-A.

Definition

  1. 1
    Bolsa de cuero asida a la silla del caballo, para meter el cuento de la lanza o bandera y llevarla más cómodamente.
  2. 2
    Anillo de hierro sujeto al estribo derecho, en el que los soldados lanceros colocan el cuento de su arma para llevarla con más facilidad.
  3. 3
    Muslo.

Definitions, pronunciation, and etymology for this entry are drawn from Wiktionary via the kaikki.org structured extract (CC BY-SA). See the methodology for how each field is sourced and updated.

Frequently Asked Questions

How do you spell "cuja"?
"cuja" is spelled C-U-J-A. The IPA pronunciation is [ˈkuxa].
What does "cuja" mean?
As a noun, "cuja" means: Bolsa de cuero asida a la silla del caballo, para meter el cuento de la lanza o bandera y llevarla más cómodamente.
How do you pronounce "cuja"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "cuja" is [ˈkuxa]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "cuja" come from?
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Source: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org) Structured Wiktionary extract

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list