culture

[kul̪ˈt̪uɾe]

/[kul̪ˈt̪uɾe]/ verb

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The verdict

“culture” has 10 generated spelling variants in the Spanish index at frequency #21,626. The variants make it a useful spelling check.

#21,626
frequency rank, Spanish
8,288
“C” headwords
10
tracked misspellings
4
confusable pairs

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Primera persona del singular (yo) del presente de subjuntivo de culturar.

Corpus desk

Index ES-culture · culture · Spanish

culture · rank #21,626 · 10 variants · 4 confusables

  • FREQ-MID #21,626
  • LEN-LONG 7 letters
  • VOW-3 3 vowels
  • CONFUS-MID 4 pairs
  • VAR-MID 10 variants
  • BOOK-DENSE 8,288
  • PHOTO-FINISH cuidad

Nearest frequency peer: cuidad (-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 “culture”

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

corpus weight

What this shows “culture” 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).

culture vs cutre
71% similar
culture vs cultura
86% similar
culture vs capture
71% similar

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

Key facts for culture
PropertyValue
Headwordculture
LanguageSpanish
Part of speechVerb
IPA[kul̪ˈt̪uɾe]
Letters7
Frequency rank#21,626
Misspellings tracked10
Confusable pairs4
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Frecuencia del imán ortográfico “culture”

Esta escala corre desde el núcleo del español cotidiano (izquierda) hasta el rastro de formas rara vez usadas (derecha).culturecae 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 “cuidad” (#21,625), “cursi” (#21,627), “cuestionó” (#21,624). Entre 8,288 lemas con “C”, “culture” va en #21,626. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

A misspelling magnet

The generator records 10 spelling variants around culture (IPA [kul̪ˈt̪uɾe]), averb. Corpus frequency is #21,626 among 8,288 “C” headwords. Wiktionary lists 3 senses, so context still picks the gloss.

Our generated misspelling index lists 10 likely wrong-spelling variants for culture, with forms such as "cculture", "cluture", and "cullture". 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 4 confusable-pair relationships, "cutre", "cultura", "capture", and more, a pairing that trips writers up because the two words share enough sound or shape to blur together.

Our source data has no etymology on file for this entry, so its spelling pattern is best understood through pronunciation rather than a traceable origin. The correct Spanish form is culture, spelled C-U-L-T-U-R-E.

Definition

  1. 1
    Primera persona del singular (yo) del presente de subjuntivo de culturar.
  2. 2
    Tercera persona del singular (él, ella, ello; usted, 2.ª persona) del presente de subjuntivo de culturar.
  3. 3
    Segunda persona del singular (usted) del imperativo de culturar.

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as:

  • cculture
  • cluture
  • cullture
  • cultrue
  • cultture
  • cultuer
  • culturre
  • culutre
  • cutlure
  • uclture

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

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

cculture1cluture2cullture1cultrue2cultture1cultuer2culturre1culutre2
Edit distance from "culture"

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 "culture"?
"culture" is spelled C-U-L-T-U-R-E. The IPA pronunciation is [kul̪ˈt̪uɾe].
What does "culture" mean?
As a verb, "culture" means: Primera persona del singular (yo) del presente de subjuntivo de culturar.
What words are commonly confused with "culture"?
"culture" is commonly confused with "cutre", "cultura", "capture". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.
How do you pronounce "culture"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "culture" is [kul̪ˈt̪uɾe]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "culture" come from?
"culture" 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 "culture", not the corpus desk frequency band.

Same letter count

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

crónico#21,623comimos#21,607cocción#21,606drogado#21,647

Similar misspelling depth

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

Drácula10 variantschasis10 variantsempujón10 variantsencarna10 variants

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list