cursillo

/[kuɾˈsiʝo]/ noun

Letters

8 characters

Frequency Rank

#46,458

in Spanish word usage

Misspellings

11

tracked variants

Confusables

2

similar word pairs

cursillo is aSpanishnoun. It means: Curso de corta duración. Pronounced [kuɾˈsiʝo]. Often confused with cuchillo and Carrillo.

Key facts for cursillo
PropertyValue
Headwordcursillo
LanguageSpanish
Part of speechNoun
IPA[kuɾˈsiʝo]
Letters8
Frequency rank#46,458
Misspellings tracked11
Confusable pairs2
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Frequency rank visualization

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

Source: Wordfreq corpus

Spelling & Dictionary Insight

The Spanish entry for cursillo is 8 letters long, classified as anoun, and transcribed in the International Phonetic Alphabet as [kuɾˈsiʝo]. Corpus data places it at rank #46,458 in overall Spanish word frequency, marking it as uncommon enough that many writers pause before typing it.Wiktionary records 2 distinct senses for this headword, so context determines which meaning a reader should apply.

Our Hunspell-derived misspelling index lists 11 documented wrong-spelling variants for cursillo, with forms such as "ccursillo", "crusillo", and "curcillo". 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 2 confusable-pair relationships, "cuchillo", "Carrillo", 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 cursillo, spelled C-U-R-S-I-L-L-O, and any other sequence of those letters, regardless of how natural it feels, is a misspelling in standard orthography.

Definition

  1. 1
    Curso de corta duración.
  2. 2
    En las universidades, curso breve al que se solía acudir tras terminar el normal.

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Common misspellings

Also misspelled as: ccursillo,crusillo,curcillo,curisllo,currsillo,cursilo,cursilol,curslilo,curssillo,cusrillo,ucrsillo

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

Relative frequency of common misspelling types for cursillo

Misspelling Variants of "cursillo"

ccursillo9crusillo8curcillo8curisllo8currsillo9cursilo7cursilol8curslilo8
Misspelling Variants of "cursillo"

Frequency rank: #46,458 in Spanish

Frequently Asked Questions

How do you spell "cursillo"?
"cursillo" is spelled C-U-R-S-I-L-L-O. The IPA pronunciation is [kuɾˈsiʝo].
What does "cursillo" mean?
As a noun, "cursillo" means: Curso de corta duración.
What words are commonly confused with "cursillo"?
"cursillo" is commonly confused with "cuchillo", "Carrillo". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.
How do you pronounce "cursillo"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "cursillo" is [kuɾˈsiʝo]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "cursillo" come from?
"cursillo" 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.