curare

[kuˈɾaɾe]

/[kuˈɾaɾe]/ verb

The verdict

“curare” is uncommon Spanish (frequency #91,797 among 8,288 “C” headwords), classed as a verb. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

#91,797
frequency rank, Spanish
8,288
“C” headwords

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Primera persona del singular (yo) del futuro de subjuntivo de curar o de curarse.

Corpus desk

Index ES-curare · curare · Spanish

curare · rank #91,797 · 0 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-RARE #91,797
  • LEN-LONG 6 letters
  • VOW-3 3 vowels
  • CONFUS-0 No pairs
  • VAR-0 0 variants
  • BOOK-DENSE 8,288
  • PHOTO-FINISH curvadas

Nearest frequency peer: curvadas (+2 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 “curare”

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 “curare” se sitúa frente a rangos españoles igualmente raros.

Source FrequencyWords open word-frequency list As of September 3, 2026
Key facts for curare
PropertyValue
Headwordcurare
LanguageSpanish
Part of speechVerb
IPA[kuˈɾaɾe]
Letters6
Frequency rank#91,797
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Cola larga: rango de “curare” en español

La frecuencia va del puñado de palabras que usamos sin parar (izquierda) a la cola larga que apenas aparece (derecha).curarecae en esta cola de rareza:

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

El eje es logarítmico: cada tick marca unas diez veces menos frecuencia. Vecinos raros de la misma franja: “curvadas” (#91,799), “culonas” (#91,794), “cátaros” (#91,803). Entre 8,288 lemas con “C”, “curare” va en #91,797. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Rare enough to double-check

curare is uncommon Spanish at frequency #91,797 among 8,288 “C” headwords, classed as averb, transcribed [kuˈɾaɾe]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. 2 senses are on record.

curare doesn't appear in our generated misspelling index, and the word's spelling is regular enough that our generator found nothing worth flagging. No close-neighbour confusable shows up for this headword in our dataset, which usually means its spelling is distinct enough that readers don't reach for a similar-looking word instead.

This entry carries no recorded etymology, so spelling patterns must be inferred from the word's phoneme-to-grapheme mapping rather than from a documented borrowing chain. The correct Spanish form is curare, spelled C-U-R-A-R-E.

Definition

  1. 1
    Primera persona del singular (yo) del futuro de subjuntivo de curar o de curarse.
  2. 2
    Tercera persona del singular (él, ella, ello; usted, 2.ª persona) del futuro de subjuntivo de curar o de curarse.

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 "curare"?
"curare" is spelled C-U-R-A-R-E. The IPA pronunciation is [kuˈɾaɾe].
What does "curare" mean?
As a verb, "curare" means: Primera persona del singular (yo) del futuro de subjuntivo de curar o de curarse.
How do you pronounce "curare"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "curare" is [kuˈɾaɾe]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "curare" come from?
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Similar Spanish words by spelling shape

Same letter count and similar misspelling depth for "curare", not the corpus desk frequency band.

Same letter count

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

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list