Cupido

[kuˈpið̞o]

/[kuˈpið̞o]/ name

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The verdict

“Cupido” has 8 generated spelling variants in the Spanish index at frequency #27,170. The variants make it a useful spelling check.

#27,170
frequency rank, Spanish
8,288
“C” headwords
8
tracked misspellings
20
confusable pairs

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Dios del amor, hijo de Venus. Suele representarse con arco y flecha, con las cuales lanza flechas de amor.

Corpus desk

Index ES-cupido · Cupido · Spanish

Cupido · rank #27,170 · 8 variants · 20 confusables

  • FREQ-MID #27,170
  • LEN-LONG 6 letters
  • VOW-3 3 vowels
  • CONFUS-HIGH 20 pairs
  • VAR-MID 8 variants
  • BOOK-DENSE 8,288
  • PHOTO-FINISH cruzaba

Nearest frequency peer: cruzaba (-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 “Cupido”

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

corpus weight

What this shows “Cupido” 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).

Cupido vs cupo
50% similar
Cupido vs curado
50% similar
Cupido vs Curicó
50% similar

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

Key facts for Cupido
PropertyValue
HeadwordCupido
LanguageSpanish
Part of speechProper noun
IPA[kuˈpið̞o]
Letters6
Frequency rank#27,170
Misspellings tracked8
Confusable pairs20
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Frecuencia del imán ortográfico “Cupido”

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

#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 “cruzaba” (#27,169), “cúpulas” (#27,171), “cronológico” (#27,168). Entre 8,288 lemas con “C”, “Cupido” va en #27,170. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

A misspelling magnet

The generator records 8 spelling variants around Cupido (IPA [kuˈpið̞o]), aproper noun. Corpus frequency is #27,170 among 8,288 “C” headwords. Dominant gloss: "Dios del amor, hijo de Venus. Suele representarse con arco y flecha, con las cuales lanza flechas de amor.".

Our generated misspelling index lists 8 likely wrong-spelling variants for Cupido, with forms such as "ccupido", "cpuido", and "cuipdo". 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 20 confusable-pair relationships, "cupo", "curado", "Curicó", and more, where similar look or sound leads writers to substitute one word for another in context.

Our source data has no etymology on file for this entry, so its spelling is easiest to reason about phoneme by phoneme, absent a documented history. The correct Spanish form is Cupido, spelled C-U-P-I-D-O.

Definition

  1. 1
    Dios del amor, hijo de Venus. Suele representarse con arco y flecha, con las cuales lanza flechas de amor.

This word in other languages

Cupid(English)

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as:

  • ccupido
  • cpuido
  • cuipdo
  • cupdio
  • cupiddo
  • cupiod
  • cuppido
  • ucpido

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

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

ccupido1cpuido2cuipdo2cupdio2cupiddo1cupiod2cuppido1ucpido2
Edit distance from "Cupido"

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 "Cupido"?
"Cupido" is spelled C-U-P-I-D-O. The IPA pronunciation is [kuˈpið̞o].
What does "Cupido" mean?
As a proper noun, "Cupido" means: Dios del amor, hijo de Venus. Suele representarse con arco y flecha, con las cuales lanza flechas de amor.
What words are commonly confused with "Cupido"?
"Cupido" is commonly confused with "cupo", "curado", "Curicó". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.
How do you pronounce "Cupido"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "Cupido" is [kuˈpið̞o]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "Cupido" come from?
"Cupido" 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 "Cupido", not the corpus desk frequency band.

Same letter count

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

dejéis#27,179comían#27,156cansan#27,130búfalo#27,124

Similar misspelling depth

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

cetro8 variantscaber8 variantsbajes8 variantsgalera8 variants

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list