cúmulo

Name: cúmulo, Spanish Word Data
Creator: Wiktionary
License: https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/

[ˈkumulo]

/[ˈkumulo]/ noun

By PlainSpell · According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA) · analyzed September 3, 2026

The verdict

“cúmulo” has 8 generated spelling variants in the Spanish index at frequency #21,962. The variants make it a useful spelling check.

#21,962
frequency rank, Spanish: 8,288
“C” headwords: 8
tracked misspellings: 11
confusable pairs

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Montón, pila o amontonamiento de cosas en desorden.

Corpus desk

Index ES-cumulo · cúmulo · Spanish

cúmulo · rank #21,962 · 8 variants · 11 confusables

FREQ-MID #21,962
LEN-LONG 6 letters
VOW-3 3 vowels
CONFUS-MID 11 pairs
VAR-MID 8 variants
BOOK-DENSE 8,288
PHOTO-FINISH currículo

Nearest frequency peer: currículo (-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.

croatas

78,042
cronograma

78,041
currículo

78,040
cúmulo

78,039
Dai

78,038
decepcionada

78,037

What this shows “cúmulo” está entre estos pares FrequencyWords; la profundidad de typo se mide aparte en el gráfico de distancia de edición.

Visual similarity to commonly confused words

How many letter changes separate each confused pair (Levenshtein distance, normalized).

cúmulo vs curul

50% similar

cúmulo vs cúpula

67% similar

cúmulo vs culo

67% similar

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

Key facts for cúmulo
Property	Value
Headword	cúmulo
Language	Spanish
Part of speech	Noun
IPA	[ˈkumulo]
Letters	6
Frequency rank	#21,962
Misspellings tracked	8
Confusable pairs	11
Source	Wiktionary (kaikki.org)

Frecuencia del imán ortográfico “cúmulo”

La frecuencia va del puñado de palabras que usamos sin parar (izquierda) a la cola larga que apenas aparece (derecha).cúmulocae aquí:

#21,962

#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 “currículo” (#21,961), “Dai” (#21,963), “cronograma” (#21,960). Entre 8,288 lemas con “C”, “cúmulo” va en #21,962. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

A misspelling magnet

The generator records 8 spelling variants around cúmulo (IPA [ˈkumulo]), anoun. Corpus frequency is #21,962 among 8,288 “C” headwords. Wiktionary lists 3 senses, so context still picks the gloss.

Our generated misspelling index lists 8 likely wrong-spelling variants for cúmulo, with forms such as "ccúmulo", "cmúulo", and "cúmluo". Each of these forms differs from the correct spelling by one small edit: a doubled letter, a dropped silent letter, or a substituted vowel. It also participates in 11 confusable-pair relationships, "curul", "cúpula", "culo", 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 cúmulo, spelled C-Ú-M-U-L-O.

Definition

1
Montón, pila o amontonamiento de cosas en desorden.
2
Gran número, conjunto o suma de cosas no materiales juntas, tales como ideas, asuntos, etc.
3
Tipo de nube con orillas brillantes, que tiene la apariencia de un pico nevado.

Recorded use

Wiktionary example

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

un cúmulo de problemas.

This word in other languages

cumulus(English)cumulus(Français)cúmulo(Português)

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as:

ccúmulo
cmúulo
cúmluo
cúmmulo
cúmullo
cúmuol
cúumlo
úcmulo

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

How far each generated variant is from the correct spelling of cúmulo - 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.

Edit distance from "cúmulo"

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 "cúmulo"?

"cúmulo" is spelled C-Ú-M-U-L-O. The IPA pronunciation is [ˈkumulo].

What does "cúmulo" mean?

As a noun, "cúmulo" means: Montón, pila o amontonamiento de cosas en desorden.

What words are commonly confused with "cúmulo"?

"cúmulo" is commonly confused with "curul", "cúpula", "culo". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.

How do you pronounce "cúmulo"?

The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "cúmulo" is [ˈkumulo]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.

What language does "cúmulo" come from?

"cúmulo" is a Spanish word. PlainSpell's reference spans five languages -- English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German -- with definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data for each.

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Similar Spanish words by spelling shape

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

Same letter count

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

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Similar misspelling depth

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

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