curioso

/[kuˈɾjoso]/ adj

Letters

7 characters

Frequency Rank

#3,543

in Spanish word usage

Misspellings

9

tracked variants

Confusables

8

similar word pairs

curioso is anSpanishadj. It means: Que tiene el deseo de ver, averiguar o conocer una cosa. Pronounced [kuˈɾjoso]. It ranks #3,543 in Spanish word frequency. Often confused with curso and cursos.

Key facts for curioso
PropertyValue
Headwordcurioso
LanguageSpanish
Part of speechAdj
IPA[kuˈɾjoso]
Letters7
Frequency rank#3,543
Misspellings tracked9
Confusable pairs8
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Frequency rank visualization

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

Source: Wordfreq corpus

Spelling & Dictionary Insight

The Spanish entry for curioso is 7 letters long, classified as anadj, and transcribed in the International Phonetic Alphabet as [kuˈɾjoso]. Corpus data places it at rank #3,543 in overall Spanish word frequency, indicating it appears regularly in written and spoken text.Wiktionary records 2 distinct senses for this headword, so context determines which meaning a reader should apply.

Our Hunspell-derived misspelling index lists 9 documented wrong-spelling variants for curioso, with forms such as "ccurioso", "cruioso", and "cuiroso". 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 8 confusable-pair relationships, "curso", "cursos", "curiosos", 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 curioso, spelled C-U-R-I-O-S-O, and any other sequence of those letters, regardless of how natural it feels, is a misspelling in standard orthography.

Definition

  1. 1
    Que tiene el deseo de ver, averiguar o conocer una cosa.
  2. 2
    Dícese de un evento u objeto, sorpresivo, inesperado o extravagante por sus dimensiones o características físicas o por su carácter no intuitivo, que produce o estimula la curiosidad.

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Common misspellings

Also misspelled as: ccurioso,cruioso,cuiroso,curioos,curiosso,curisoo,curoiso,currioso,ucrioso

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

Relative frequency of common misspelling types for curioso

Misspelling Variants of "curioso"

ccurioso8cruioso7cuiroso7curioos7curiosso8curisoo7curoiso7currioso8
Misspelling Variants of "curioso"

Frequency rank: #3,543 in Spanish

Frequently Asked Questions

How do you spell "curioso"?
"curioso" is spelled C-U-R-I-O-S-O. The IPA pronunciation is [kuˈɾjoso].
What does "curioso" mean?
As an adj, "curioso" means: Que tiene el deseo de ver, averiguar o conocer una cosa.
What words are commonly confused with "curioso"?
"curioso" is commonly confused with "curso", "cursos", "curiosos". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.
How do you pronounce "curioso"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "curioso" is [kuˈɾjoso]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "curioso" come from?
"curioso" 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.