curiosidad
[kuɾjosiˈð̞að̞]
The verdict
“curiosidad” has 15 generated spelling variants in the Spanish index at frequency #3,390. The variants make it a useful spelling check.
- #3,390
- frequency rank, Spanish
- 8,288
- “C” headwords
- 15
- tracked misspellings
- 1
- confusable pair
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Deseo de ver, averiguar o saber alguna cosa.
Corpus desk
Index ES-curiosidad · curiosidad · Spanish
curiosidad · rank #3,390 · 15 variants · 1 confusable
- FREQ-COMMON #3,390
- LEN-MEGA 10 letters
- VOW-5 5 vowels
- CONFUS-LOW 1 pairs
- VAR-HIGH 15 variants
- BOOK-DENSE 8,288
- PHOTO-FINISH conviene
Nearest frequency peer: conviene (-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 “curiosidad”
Misma franja de rareza: útil si un typo cae en un lema vecino
- CC
CC
96,614 corpus weight
- combustible
combustible
96,613 corpus weight
- conviene
conviene
96,612 corpus weight
- curiosidad
curiosidad
96,611 corpus weight
- damos
damos
96,610 corpus weight
- deportivo
deportivo
96,609 corpus weight
What this shows “curiosidad” está entre estos pares FrequencyWords; la profundidad de typo se mide aparte en el gráfico de distancia de edición.
Visual similarity to commonly confused words
How many letter changes separate each confused pair (Levenshtein distance, normalized).
Source: PlainSpell confusable corpus (Wiktionary, CC BY-SA).
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | curiosidad |
| Language | Spanish |
| Part of speech | Noun |
| IPA | [kuɾjosiˈð̞að̞] |
| Letters | 10 |
| Frequency rank | #3,390 |
| Misspellings tracked | 15 |
| Confusable pairs | 1 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Frecuencia del imán ortográfico “curiosidad”
A misspelling magnet
The generator records 15 spelling variants around curiosidad (IPA [kuɾjosiˈð̞að̞]), anoun. Corpus frequency is #3,390 among 8,288 “C” headwords. Wiktionary lists 3 senses, so context still picks the gloss.
Our generated misspelling index lists 15 likely wrong-spelling variants for curiosidad, with forms such as "ccuriosidad", "cruiosidad", and "cuirosidad". Each variant is a distinct typo pattern an edit-distance generator flags, typically a doubled-consonant error, a silent-letter drop, or a vowel substitution. It also participates in 1 confusable-pair relationship, "curiosidades", since the words sound or look close enough that writers reach for the wrong one mid-sentence.
Wiktionary doesn't record an etymology for this headword, so its spelling pattern is best understood through pronunciation rather than a traceable origin. The correct Spanish form is curiosidad, spelled C-U-R-I-O-S-I-D-A-D.
Definition
- 1Deseo de ver, averiguar o saber alguna cosa.
- 2Aseo limpieza. Cuidado de hacer una cosa con primor.
- 3Dícese de lo que es curioso o primoroso.
Recorded use
Wiktionary exampleThese source excerpts show how curiosidad appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.
Curiosidad científica.
This word in other languages
Common misspellings
Also misspelled as:
- ccuriosidad
- cruiosidad
- cuirosidad
- curiocidad
- curioisdad
- curiosdiad
- curiosiadd
- curiosidadd
- curiosidda
- curiosiddad
- curiossidad
- curisoidad
- curoisidad
- curriosidad
- ucriosidad
Misspelling Pattern Breakdown
How far each generated variant is from the correct spelling of curiosidad - measured in single-character edits (insert, delete, or substitute a letter). Larger bars are easier to catch; one-edit slips are the sneakiest.
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.
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Similar Spanish words by spelling shape
Same letter count and similar misspelling depth for "curiosidad", not the corpus desk frequency band.
Same letter count
Frequency-ranked Spanish headwords with 10 letters (nearest by frequency rank).
Similar misspelling depth
Headwords with a similar count of attested misspellings (15 here; floor ≥5).