culata

[kuˈlat̪a]

/[kuˈlat̪a]/ noun

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The verdict

“culata” has 8 generated spelling variants in the Spanish index at frequency #20,326. The variants make it a useful spelling check.

#20,326
frequency rank, Spanish
8,288
“C” headwords
8
tracked misspellings
20
confusable pairs

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Parte posterior de un arma de fuego que se sujeta con la mano al empuñarla o se apoya sobre el hombro.

Corpus desk

Index ES-culata · culata · Spanish

culata · rank #20,326 · 8 variants · 20 confusables

  • FREQ-MID #20,326
  • LEN-LONG 6 letters
  • VOW-3 3 vowels
  • CONFUS-HIGH 20 pairs
  • VAR-MID 8 variants
  • BOOK-DENSE 8,288
  • PHOTO-FINISH cuido

Nearest frequency peer: cuido (-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 “culata”

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

corpus weight

What this shows “culata” 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).

culata vs cult
67% similar
culata vs culpa
67% similar
culata vs culto
67% similar

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

Key facts for culata
PropertyValue
Headwordculata
LanguageSpanish
Part of speechNoun
IPA[kuˈlat̪a]
Letters6
Frequency rank#20,326
Misspellings tracked8
Confusable pairs20
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Frecuencia del imán ortográfico “culata”

Esta escala corre desde el núcleo del español cotidiano (izquierda) hasta el rastro de formas rara vez usadas (derecha).culatacae aquí:

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

La escala es logarítmica (cada marca ≈ 10× más rara). En la misma franja de rareza aparecen “cuido” (#20,325), “Cundinamarca” (#20,327), “cuidadosa” (#20,324). Entre 8,288 lemas con “C”, “culata” va en #20,326. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

A misspelling magnet

The generator records 8 spelling variants around culata (IPA [kuˈlat̪a]), anoun. Corpus frequency is #20,326 among 8,288 “C” headwords. Dominant gloss: "Parte posterior de un arma de fuego que se sujeta con la mano al empuñarla o se apoya sobre el hombro.".

Our generated misspelling index lists 8 likely wrong-spelling variants for culata, with forms such as "cculata", "cluata", and "cualta". 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, "cult", "culpa", "culto", and more, where similar look or sound leads writers to substitute one word for another in context.

This entry carries no recorded etymology, so its spelling pattern is best understood through pronunciation rather than a traceable origin. The correct Spanish form is culata, spelled C-U-L-A-T-A.

Definition

  1. 1
    Parte posterior de un arma de fuego que se sujeta con la mano al empuñarla o se apoya sobre el hombro.

This word in other languages

crosse(Français)

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as:

  • cculata
  • cluata
  • cualta
  • culaat
  • culatta
  • cullata
  • cultaa
  • uclata

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

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

cculata1cluata2cualta2culaat2culatta1cullata1cultaa2uclata2
Edit distance from "culata"

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 "culata"?
"culata" is spelled C-U-L-A-T-A. The IPA pronunciation is [kuˈlat̪a].
What does "culata" mean?
As a noun, "culata" means: Parte posterior de un arma de fuego que se sujeta con la mano al empuñarla o se apoya sobre el hombro.
What words are commonly confused with "culata"?
"culata" is commonly confused with "cult", "culpa", "culto". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.
How do you pronounce "culata"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "culata" is [kuˈlat̪a]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "culata" come from?
"culata" is a Spanish word. PlainSpell covers definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data across English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German.
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Similar Spanish words by spelling shape

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

Same letter count

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

copado#20,321Cannes#20,298cactus#20,294buitre#20,289

Similar misspelling depth

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

exento8 variantsbucle8 variantsfiltra8 variantsfraile8 variants

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list