cultivo

[kul̪ˈt̪iβ̞o]

/[kul̪ˈt̪iβ̞o]/ noun

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The verdict

“cultivo” has 11 generated spelling variants in the Spanish index at frequency #3,832. The variants make it a useful spelling check.

#3,832
frequency rank, Spanish
8,288
“C” headwords
11
tracked misspellings
8
confusable pairs

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Acción o efecto de cultivar (en sus diferentes acepciones).

Corpus desk

Index ES-cultivo · cultivo · Spanish

cultivo · rank #3,832 · 11 variants · 8 confusables

  • FREQ-COMMON #3,832
  • LEN-LONG 7 letters
  • VOW-3 3 vowels
  • CONFUS-MID 8 pairs
  • VAR-MID 11 variants
  • BOOK-DENSE 8,288
  • PHOTO-FINISH conocía

Nearest frequency peer: conocía (-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 “cultivo”

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

corpus weight

What this shows “cultivo” 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).

cultivo vs culto
71% similar
cultivo vs curtido
71% similar
cultivo vs cultivos
88% similar

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

Key facts for cultivo
PropertyValue
Headwordcultivo
LanguageSpanish
Part of speechNoun
IPA[kul̪ˈt̪iβ̞o]
Letters7
Frequency rank#3,832
Misspellings tracked11
Confusable pairs8
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Frecuencia del imán ortográfico “cultivo”

La frecuencia va del puñado de palabras que usamos sin parar (izquierda) a la cola larga que apenas aparece (derecha).cultivocae 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 “conocía” (#3,831), “combinación” (#3,830), “células” (#3,834). Entre 8,288 lemas con “C”, “cultivo” va en #3,832. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

A misspelling magnet

The generator records 11 spelling variants around cultivo (IPA [kul̪ˈt̪iβ̞o]), anoun. Corpus frequency is #3,832 among 8,288 “C” headwords. Wiktionary lists 3 senses, so context still picks the gloss.

Our generated misspelling index lists 11 likely wrong-spelling variants for cultivo, with forms such as "ccultivo", "clutivo", and "culitvo". 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 8 confusable-pair relationships, "culto", "curtido", "cultivos", and more, where similar look or sound leads writers to substitute one word for another in context.

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 cultivo, spelled C-U-L-T-I-V-O.

Definition

  1. 1
    Acción o efecto de cultivar (en sus diferentes acepciones).
  2. 2
    Acción y resultado de cuidar, alimentar, desarrollar, reproducir y explotar seres vivos con propósitos comerciales, industriales o de investigación.
  3. 3
    Proceso para obtener formas de vida microscópicas (como bacterias, células, microbios, etc.) en condiciones controladas.

Recorded use

Wiktionary example

These source excerpts show how cultivo appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.

  1. Ya Federico el Grande había apreciado la importancia del cultivo del gusano de seda.

Synonyms

cultivacióncultura

This word in other languages

culture(Français)

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as:

  • ccultivo
  • clutivo
  • culitvo
  • culltivo
  • cultibo
  • cultiov
  • cultivvo
  • culttivo
  • cultvio
  • cutlivo
  • ucltivo

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

How far each generated variant is from the correct spelling of cultivo - counted as single-character edits (an insertion, a deletion, or a substituted letter). The larger the bar, the easier the typo is to spot; one-edit slips are the ones that sneak past readers.

ccultivo1clutivo2culitvo2culltivo1cultibo1cultiov2cultivvo1culttivo1
Edit distance from "cultivo"

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 "cultivo"?
"cultivo" is spelled C-U-L-T-I-V-O. The IPA pronunciation is [kul̪ˈt̪iβ̞o].
What does "cultivo" mean?
As a noun, "cultivo" means: Acción o efecto de cultivar (en sus diferentes acepciones).
What words are commonly confused with "cultivo"?
"cultivo" is commonly confused with "culto", "curtido", "cultivos". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.
How do you pronounce "cultivo"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "cultivo" is [kul̪ˈt̪iβ̞o]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "cultivo" come from?
"cultivo" 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 "cultivo", not the corpus desk frequency band.

Same letter count

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

conocía#3,831células#3,834dijiste#3,837gráfico#3,847

Similar misspelling depth

Headwords with a similar count of attested misspellings (11 here; floor ≥5).

juvenil11 variantsrealizan11 variantsmóviles11 variantsllevamos11 variants

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list