cuneiforme
[kunejˈfoɾme]
The verdict
“cuneiforme” is uncommon Spanish (frequency #93,970 among 77,812 “C” headwords), classed as an adjective. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
- #93,970
- frequency rank, Spanish
- 77,812
- “C” headwords
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - Con forma de cuña.
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | cuneiforme |
| Language | Spanish |
| Part of speech | Adjective |
| IPA | [kunejˈfoɾme] |
| Letters | 10 |
| Frequency rank | #93,970 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Where “cuneiforme” sits in Spanish frequency
Rare enough to double-check
cuneiforme is uncommon Spanish at frequency #93,970 among 77,812 “C” headwords, classed as anadjective, transcribed [kunejˈfoɾme]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. 4 senses are on record.
No generated misspelling entries exist for cuneiforme in our index, since its letter sequence doesn't invite the usual edit-distance slips. This headword has no recorded confusable partner, since its spelling is unusual enough that it doesn't cluster with a lookalike.
This entry carries no recorded etymology, leaving phoneme-to-grapheme mapping as the best guide to its spelling rather than a borrowing history. The correct Spanish form is cuneiforme, spelled C-U-N-E-I-F-O-R-M-E.
Definition
- 1Con forma de cuña.
- 2Se dice de la escritura que se escribía de izquierda a derecha mediante signos con forma de cuñas, representando palabras y sílabas, empleada por las antiguas culturas del Asia Menor (babilonios, sumerios,...). Esta escritura se grababa en tablillas y cilindros de arcilla, mediante estiletes de caña.
- 3Propio de esta escritura o relacionado con ella.
- 4Se dice de las piezas florales con forma de cuña.
This word in other languages
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.
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- The one correct Spanish spelling is C-U-N-E-I-F-O-R-M-E - every other letter order is a misspelling in standard orthography.
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