cuña

[ˈkuɲa]

/[ˈkuɲa]/ noun

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The verdict

“cuña” sits in 20 confusable pairs (corpus #24,091) as a noun. The look-alike neighbours are the real trap.

#24,091
frequency rank, Spanish
8,288
“C” headwords
4
tracked misspellings
20
confusable pairs

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Pequeña pieza de madera o metal, con un borde más delgado, que se introduce entre otras dos piezas para ajustarlas, ensamblarlas, partirlas, separarlas o apretarlas.

Corpus desk

Index ES-cuna · cuña · Spanish

cuña · rank #24,091 · 4 variants · 20 confusables

  • FREQ-MID #24,091
  • LEN-MID 4 letters
  • VOW-2 2 vowels
  • CONFUS-HIGH 20 pairs
  • VAR-LOW 4 variants
  • BOOK-DENSE 8,288
  • PHOTO-FINISH cut

Nearest frequency peer: cut (-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.

Vecinos de frecuencia del confusable “cuña”

Pares de peso similar en el corpus, aparte de los confusables abajo

corpus weight

What this shows Las barras sitúan “cuña” frente a los lemas españoles más cercanos por rango, no un reprint del escritorio de confusables.

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).

cuña vs cup
50% similar
cuña vs cut
50% similar
cuña vs cuyo
50% similar

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

Key facts for cuña
PropertyValue
Headwordcuña
LanguageSpanish
Part of speechNoun
IPA[ˈkuɲa]
Letters4
Frequency rank#24,091
Misspellings tracked4
Confusable pairs20
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Rango de corpus junto a confusables de “cuña”

La frecuencia va del puñado de palabras que usamos sin parar (izquierda) a la cola larga que apenas aparece (derecha).cuñacae 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 “cut” (#24,090), “curiosas” (#24,089), “cócteles” (#24,093). Entre 8,288 lemas con “C”, “cuña” va en #24,091. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Easy to mix with look-alikes

The spelling risk for cuña is neighbouring look-alikes ("cup", "cut", …), not just typos; it is anoun pronounced [ˈkuɲa]. Frequency #24,091 among 8,288 “C” headwords. 5 recorded senses keep meaning in play.

Our generated misspelling index lists 4 likely wrong-spelling variants for cuña, with forms such as "ccuña", "cuañ", and "cñua". 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, "cup", "cut", "cuyo", and more, since the words sound or look close enough that writers reach for the wrong one mid-sentence.

This entry's etymology isn't recorded, so its spelling is easiest explained by how it's pronounced rather than where it came from. The correct Spanish form is cuña, spelled C-U-Ñ-A.

Definition

  1. 1
    Pequeña pieza de madera o metal, con un borde más delgado, que se introduce entre otras dos piezas para ajustarlas, ensamblarlas, partirlas, separarlas o apretarlas.
  2. 2
    Motivo de distanciamiento entre dos personas, introducido por un tercero.
  3. 3
    Grabación corta de un pedazo de entrevista o declaraciones, que se usa como forma ilustrativa en medios radiales, comúnmente en los noticiarios.
  4. 4
    Persona o relación que favorece a otro en la búsqueda de un empleo o en una diligencia burocrática.
  5. 5
    Comercial de televisión.

Synonyms

enchufepublicidadpropaganda

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as:

  • ccuña
  • cuañ
  • cñua
  • ucña

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

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

ccuña1cuañ2cñua2ucña2
Edit distance from "cuña"

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 "cuña"?
"cuña" is spelled C-U-Ñ-A. The IPA pronunciation is [ˈkuɲa].
What does "cuña" mean?
As a noun, "cuña" means: Pequeña pieza de madera o metal, con un borde más delgado, que se introduce entre otras dos piezas para ajustarlas, ensamblarlas, partirlas, separarlas o apretarlas.
What words are commonly confused with "cuña"?
"cuña" is commonly confused with "cup", "cut", "cuyo". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.
How do you pronounce "cuña"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "cuña" is [ˈkuɲa]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "cuña" come from?
"cuña" 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 "cuña", not the corpus desk frequency band.

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked Spanish headwords with 4 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

dare#24,096carr#24,055edén#24,133boba#24,041

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list