curriculum vitae

[ky.ʁi.ky.lɔm vi.ta]

/[ky.ʁi.ky.lɔm vi.ta]/ phrase

The verdict

“curriculum vitae” is uncommon Spanish (outside the top frequency list), classed as a phrase. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

Unranked
below top-frequency Spanish
16
letters

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Grafía alternativa de curriculum vitæ

Corpus desk

Index ES-curriculum-vitae · curriculum vitae · Spanish

curriculum vitae · unranked · 0 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-UNRANKED Unranked
  • LEN-MEGA 16 letters
  • VOW-7 7 vowels
  • CONFUS-0 No pairs
  • VAR-0 0 variants
  • BOOK-THIN "C" thin
  • PHOTO-UNK Peer pending

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.

Key facts for curriculum vitae
PropertyValue
Headwordcurriculum vitae
LanguageSpanish
Part of speechPhrase
IPA[ky.ʁi.ky.lɔm vi.ta]
Letters16
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Cola larga: rango de “curriculum vitae” en español

curriculum vitaeno entra en el top 100.000 del español: zona de términos técnicos, arcaicos o escasos, el terreno típico de la doble comprobación.

Beyond rank #100,000. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Rare enough to double-check

curriculum vitae is uncommon Spanish outside the top frequency list, classed as aphrase, transcribed [ky.ʁi.ky.lɔm vi.ta]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "Grafía alternativa de curriculum vitæ".

Our edit-distance generator produced no likely misspellings for curriculum vitae, a straightforward case of a spelling with little room for common typos. It is not paired with a close-neighbour confusable in our dataset, since its spelling is unusual enough that it doesn't cluster with a lookalike.

No documented word history exists for this headword, so its spelling is best explained by sound-to-letter mapping rather than etymology. The correct Spanish form is curriculum vitae, spelled C-U-R-R-I-C-U-L-U-M- -V-I-T-A-E.

Definition

  1. 1
    Grafía alternativa de curriculum vitæ

Definitions, pronunciation, and etymology for this entry are drawn from Wiktionary via the kaikki.org structured extract (CC BY-SA). See the methodology for how each field is sourced and updated.

Frequently Asked Questions

How do you spell "curriculum vitae"?
"curriculum vitae" is spelled C-U-R-R-I-C-U-L-U-M- -V-I-T-A-E. The IPA pronunciation is [ky.ʁi.ky.lɔm vi.ta].
What does "curriculum vitae" mean?
As a phrase, "curriculum vitae" means: Grafía alternativa de curriculum vitæ
How do you pronounce "curriculum vitae"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "curriculum vitae" is [ky.ʁi.ky.lɔm vi.ta]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "curriculum vitae" come from?
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Source: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org) Structured Wiktionary extract

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list