curly
/ˈkɝ.li/
The verdict
“curly” is uncommon Spanish (frequency #73,526 among 77,812 “C” headwords), classed as an adjective. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
- #73,526
- frequency rank, Spanish
- 77,812
- “C” headwords
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - Rizado.
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | curly |
| Language | Spanish |
| Part of speech | Adjective |
| IPA | /ˈkɝ.li/ |
| Letters | 5 |
| Frequency rank | #73,526 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Where “curly” sits in Spanish frequency
Rare enough to double-check
curly is uncommon Spanish at frequency #73,526 among 77,812 “C” headwords, classed as anadjective, transcribed /ˈkɝ.li/. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "Rizado.".
curly has no tracked misspelling variants, suggesting the orthography follows predictable Spanish patterns. No confusable counterpart is on file for this word, a sign it's visually distinctive enough not to be mixed up with another word.
This entry's etymology isn't recorded, so its spelling is best read as a straightforward mapping from sound to letter. The correct Spanish form is curly, spelled C-U-R-L-Y.
Definition
- 1Rizado.
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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Using “curly”
The practical upshot for anyone who landed here from a spell-check.
- The one correct Spanish spelling is C-U-R-L-Y - every other letter order is a misspelling in standard orthography.
- Say it as /ˈkɝ.li/ (IPA); tap the speaker on the pronunciation badge to hear it where audio exists.
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Data Source
Wiktionary (via kaikki.org), licensed under CC BY-SA & GFDL. Word ordering uses an open word-frequency list; misspelling variants are generated by edit-distance from the correct headword.