CUPS

[ˈkups]

/[ˈkups]/ noun

The verdict

“CUPS” is uncommon Spanish (frequency #85,651 among 8,288 “C” headwords), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

#85,651
frequency rank, Spanish
8,288
“C” headwords

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - sistema de impresión modular para sistemas operativos de tipo Unix que permite que un computador actúe como servidor de impresión. Un computador que ejecuta CUPS actúa como un servidor que puede ac...

Corpus desk

Index ES-cups · CUPS · Spanish

CUPS · rank #85,651 · 0 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-RARE #85,651
  • LEN-MID 4 letters
  • VOW-1 1 vowel
  • CONFUS-0 No pairs
  • VAR-0 0 variants
  • BOOK-DENSE 8,288
  • PHOTO-FINISH curto

Nearest frequency peer: curto (+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.

Rangos de cola larga cerca de “CUPS”

Banda escasa: las barras invierten el rango para que lo raro se lea más corto

corpus weight

What this shows Vista de cola larga: dónde “CUPS” se sitúa frente a rangos españoles igualmente raros.

Source FrequencyWords open word-frequency list As of September 3, 2026
Key facts for CUPS
PropertyValue
HeadwordCUPS
LanguageSpanish
Part of speechNoun
IPA[ˈkups]
Letters4
Frequency rank#85,651
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Cola larga: rango de “CUPS” en español

De izquierda a derecha: las pocas palabras que cargan el habla diaria, luego la cola larga casi invisible.CUPScae en esta cola de rareza:

#1#100#1K#10K#100K
← used constantlyrarely used →

La escala es logarítmica (cada marca ≈ 10× más rara). Vecinos raros de la misma franja: “curto” (#85,652), “Cubillo” (#85,648), “cálmense” (#85,654). Entre 8,288 lemas con “C”, “CUPS” va en #85,651. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Rare enough to double-check

CUPS is uncommon Spanish at frequency #85,651 among 8,288 “C” headwords, classed as anoun, transcribed [ˈkups]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "sistema de impresión modular para sistemas operativos de tipo Unix que permite que un computador actúe como servidor de impresión. Un computador que ejecuta CUPS actúa como un servidor que puede ac...".

The misspelling generator found no plausible variants for CUPS, since its letter sequence doesn't invite the usual edit-distance slips. Our confusable-pair dataset has no match for it, which typically means the spelling is too distinctive to be mistaken for another word.

No documented word history exists for this headword, so its spelling is best explained by sound-to-letter mapping rather than etymology. The correct Spanish form is CUPS, spelled C-U-P-S.

Definition

  1. 1
    sistema de impresión modular para sistemas operativos de tipo Unix que permite que un computador actúe como servidor de impresión. Un computador que ejecuta CUPS actúa como un servidor que puede aceptar tareas de impresión desde otros computadores clientes, los procesa y los envía al servidor de impresión apropiado.

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 "CUPS"?
"CUPS" is spelled C-U-P-S. The IPA pronunciation is [ˈkups].
What does "CUPS" mean?
As a noun, "CUPS" means: sistema de impresión modular para sistemas operativos de tipo Unix que permite que un computador actúe como servidor de impresión. Un computador que ejecuta CUPS actúa como un servidor que puede ac...
How do you pronounce "CUPS"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "CUPS" is [ˈkups]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "CUPS" come from?
"CUPS" 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 "CUPS", not the corpus desk frequency band.

Same letter count

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

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list