cultura

[kul̪ˈt̪uɾa]

/[kul̪ˈt̪uɾa]/ noun

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The verdict

“cultura” has 10 generated spelling variants in the Spanish index at frequency #478. The variants make it a useful spelling check.

#478
frequency rank, Spanish
8,288
“C” headwords
10
tracked misspellings
9
confusable pairs

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Conjunto de costumbres, valores y creencias de una comunidad, región o época, las cuales comparten varias ideas o puntos de vista.

Corpus desk

Index ES-cultura · cultura · Spanish

cultura · rank #478 · 10 variants · 9 confusables

  • FREQ-CORE #478
  • LEN-LONG 7 letters
  • VOW-3 3 vowels
  • CONFUS-MID 9 pairs
  • VAR-MID 10 variants
  • BOOK-DENSE 8,288
  • PHOTO-FINISH bastante

Nearest frequency peer: bastante (-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 “cultura”

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

corpus weight

What this shows “cultura” 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).

cultura vs culture
86% similar
cultura vs cultural
88% similar
cultura vs culta
71% similar

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

Key facts for cultura
PropertyValue
Headwordcultura
LanguageSpanish
Part of speechNoun
IPA[kul̪ˈt̪uɾa]
Letters7
Frequency rank#478
Misspellings tracked10
Confusable pairs9
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Frecuencia del imán ortográfico “cultura”

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

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

Los ticks avanzan en logaritmo; cada uno es del orden de diez veces más raro. En la misma franja de rareza aparecen “bastante” (#477), “debido” (#479), “difícil” (#480). Entre 8,288 lemas con “C”, “cultura” va en #478. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

A misspelling magnet

The generator records 10 spelling variants around cultura (IPA [kul̪ˈt̪uɾa]), anoun. Corpus frequency is #478 among 8,288 “C” headwords. Wiktionary lists 5 senses, so context still picks the gloss.

Our generated misspelling index lists 10 likely wrong-spelling variants for cultura, with forms such as "ccultura", "clutura", and "culltura". 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 9 confusable-pair relationships, "culture", "cultural", "culta", and more, since the words sound or look close enough that writers reach for the wrong one mid-sentence.

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 cultura, spelled C-U-L-T-U-R-A.

Definition

  1. 1
    Conjunto de costumbres, valores y creencias de una comunidad, región o época, las cuales comparten varias ideas o puntos de vista.
  2. 2
    Conocimiento que conduce a un enriquecimiento personal, al motivar el desarrollo de un sentido crítico.
  3. 3
    Resultado o efecto de cultivar los conocimientos humanos (literatura, historia, música, bellas artes, etc.) y de afinarse por medio del ejercicio las facultades intelectuales.
  4. 4
    Cultivo.
  5. 5
    Modo de proceder basado en la cortesía y el respeto.

Recorded use

Wiktionary example

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

  1. Cultura es lo que queda después de haber olvidado lo que se aprendió.

Synonyms

civilizaciónsaberinstrucciónilustraciónerudición

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as:

  • ccultura
  • clutura
  • culltura
  • cultrua
  • culttura
  • cultuar
  • culturra
  • culutra
  • cutlura
  • ucltura

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

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

ccultura1clutura2culltura1cultrua2culttura1cultuar2culturra1culutra2
Edit distance from "cultura"

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 "cultura"?
"cultura" is spelled C-U-L-T-U-R-A. The IPA pronunciation is [kul̪ˈt̪uɾa].
What does "cultura" mean?
As a noun, "cultura" means: Conjunto de costumbres, valores y creencias de una comunidad, región o época, las cuales comparten varias ideas o puntos de vista.
What words are commonly confused with "cultura"?
"cultura" is commonly confused with "culture", "cultural", "culta". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.
How do you pronounce "cultura"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "cultura" is [kul̪ˈt̪uɾa]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "cultura" come from?
"cultura" 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 "cultura", not the corpus desk frequency band.

Same letter count

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

difícil#480estaban#482quienes#472minutos#488

Similar misspelling depth

Headwords with a similar count of attested misspellings (10 here; floor ≥5).

capital10 variantsdebería10 variantsmundial10 variantsempresa10 variants

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list