curado

/[kuˈɾað̞o]/ adj

Letters

6 characters

Frequency Rank

#16,807

in Spanish word usage

Misspellings

7

tracked variants

Confusables

20

similar word pairs

curado is anSpanishadj. It means: Que ha recibido un tratamiento especial para ser más duro y resistente. Pronounced [kuˈɾað̞o]. Often confused with curo and curso.

Key facts for curado
PropertyValue
Headwordcurado
LanguageSpanish
Part of speechAdj
IPA[kuˈɾað̞o]
Letters6
Frequency rank#16,807
Misspellings tracked7
Confusable pairs20
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Frequency rank visualization

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

Source: Wordfreq corpus

Spelling & Dictionary Insight

The Spanish entry for curado is 6 letters long, classified as anadj, and transcribed in the International Phonetic Alphabet as [kuˈɾað̞o]. Corpus data places it at rank #16,807 in overall Spanish word frequency, marking it as uncommon enough that many writers pause before typing it.Wiktionary records 4 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 curado, with forms such as "ccurado", "cruado", and "curaddo". 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, "curo", "curso", "curar", 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 curado, spelled C-U-R-A-D-O, and any other sequence of those letters, regardless of how natural it feels, is a misspelling in standard orthography.

Definition

  1. 1
    Que ha recibido un tratamiento especial para ser más duro y resistente.
  2. 2
    Que se ha hecho fuerte y resistente a la fatiga y el trabajo.
  3. 3
    Se dice del alimento que ha recibido un tratamiento especial para conservarlo sin corromperse por más tiempo, y que le da un sabor más pronunciado.
  4. 4
    Que ha bebido alcohol en exceso y sufre sus efectos.

Synonyms

This word in other languages

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as: ccurado,cruado,curaddo,curaod,curdao,currado,ucrado

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

Relative frequency of common misspelling types for curado

Misspelling Variants of "curado"

ccurado7cruado6curaddo7curaod6curdao6currado7ucrado6
Misspelling Variants of "curado"

Frequency rank: #16,807 in Spanish

Frequently Asked Questions

How do you spell "curado"?
"curado" is spelled C-U-R-A-D-O. The IPA pronunciation is [kuˈɾað̞o].
What does "curado" mean?
As an adj, "curado" means: Que ha recibido un tratamiento especial para ser más duro y resistente.
What words are commonly confused with "curado"?
"curado" is commonly confused with "curo", "curso", "curar". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.
How do you pronounce "curado"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "curado" is [kuˈɾað̞o]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "curado" come from?
"curado" 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.