cuneta

/[kuˈnet̪a]/ noun

Letters

6 characters

Frequency Rank

#34,972

in Spanish word usage

Misspellings

7

tracked variants

Confusables

20

similar word pairs

cuneta is aSpanishnoun. It means: Canal o zanja que se construye en paralelo al eje de la vía y al término de su sección transversal, con el fin de transportar y evacuar las aguas superficiales provenientes por el drenaje de la car... Pronounced [kuˈnet̪a]. Often confused with cuota and curita.

Key facts for cuneta
PropertyValue
Headwordcuneta
LanguageSpanish
Part of speechNoun
IPA[kuˈnet̪a]
Letters6
Frequency rank#34,972
Misspellings tracked7
Confusable pairs20
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Frequency rank visualization

Position of cuneta in Spanish word frequency (lower rank = more common)

Source: Wordfreq corpus

Spelling & Dictionary Insight

The Spanish entry for cuneta is 6 letters long, classified as anoun, and transcribed in the International Phonetic Alphabet as [kuˈnet̪a]. Corpus data places it at rank #34,972 in overall Spanish word frequency, marking it as uncommon enough that many writers pause before typing it.Wiktionary records 2 distinct senses for this headword, so context determines which meaning a reader should apply.

Our Hunspell-derived misspelling index lists 7 documented wrong-spelling variants for cuneta, with forms such as "ccuneta", "cnueta", and "cuneat". Each variant represents a distinct typo pattern that appears often enough in corpora to be worth flagging, typically a doubled-consonant error, a silent-letter drop, or a vowel substitution.It also participates in 20 confusable-pair relationships, "cuota", "curita", "cunetas", and more, where similar look or sound leads writers to substitute one word for another in context.

No explicit etymology string is stored for this entry, so spelling patterns must be inferred from the word's phoneme-to-grapheme mapping rather than from a documented borrowing chain. For readers arriving here from a spelling check, the authoritative guidance is: the correct Spanish form is cuneta, spelled C-U-N-E-T-A, and any other sequence of those letters, regardless of how natural it feels, is a misspelling in standard orthography.

Definition

  1. 1
    Canal o zanja que se construye en paralelo al eje de la vía y al término de su sección transversal, con el fin de transportar y evacuar las aguas superficiales provenientes por el drenaje de la carretera y aéreas adyacentes.
  2. 2
    Zanja de desagüe que se hace en medio de los fosos secos de las fortificaciones.

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as: ccuneta,cnueta,cuneat,cunetta,cunneta,cuntea,ucneta

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

Relative frequency of common misspelling types for cuneta

Misspelling Variants of "cuneta"

ccuneta7cnueta6cuneat6cunetta7cunneta7cuntea6ucneta6
Misspelling Variants of "cuneta"

Frequency rank: #34,972 in Spanish

Frequently Asked Questions

How do you spell "cuneta"?
"cuneta" is spelled C-U-N-E-T-A. The IPA pronunciation is [kuˈnet̪a].
What does "cuneta" mean?
As a noun, "cuneta" means: Canal o zanja que se construye en paralelo al eje de la vía y al término de su sección transversal, con el fin de transportar y evacuar las aguas superficiales provenientes por el drenaje de la car...
What words are commonly confused with "cuneta"?
"cuneta" is commonly confused with "cuota", "curita", "cunetas". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.
How do you pronounce "cuneta"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "cuneta" is [kuˈnet̪a]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "cuneta" come from?
"cuneta" is a Spanish word. PlainSpell covers definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data across English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German.
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Data Source: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org), licensed under CC BY-SA & GFDL. Frequency data from Wordfreq. Misspellings derived from Hunspell dictionaries.