cursivo

[kuɾˈsiβ̞o]

/[kuɾˈsiβ̞o]/ adj

The verdict

“cursivo” is uncommon Spanish (outside the top frequency list), classed as an adjective. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

Unranked
below top-frequency Spanish
7
letters

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Se dice de la letra manuscrita que lleva las letras unidas para escribir rápidamente.

Corpus desk

Index ES-cursivo · cursivo · Spanish

cursivo · unranked · 0 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-UNRANKED Unranked
  • LEN-LONG 7 letters
  • VOW-3 3 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 cursivo
PropertyValue
Headwordcursivo
LanguageSpanish
Part of speechAdjective
IPA[kuɾˈsiβ̞o]
Letters7
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Cola larga: rango de “cursivo” en español

cursivoqueda fuera de las 100.000 palabras españolas más frecuentes, en la cola larga de vocabulario técnico, arcaico o raro, justo donde más se duda de la ortografía.

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

Rare enough to double-check

cursivo is uncommon Spanish outside the top frequency list, classed as anadjective, transcribed [kuɾˈsiβ̞o]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. 2 senses are on record.

cursivo has no tracked misspelling variants, typically a sign the spelling maps closely to how the word sounds. Our confusable-pair dataset has no match for it, since nothing in our dataset looks or sounds close enough to cause mix-ups.

No borrowing history is documented for this entry, so spelling patterns must be inferred from the word's phoneme-to-grapheme mapping rather than from a documented borrowing chain. The correct Spanish form is cursivo, spelled C-U-R-S-I-V-O.

Definition

  1. 1
    Se dice de la letra manuscrita que lleva las letras unidas para escribir rápidamente.
  2. 2
    Se dice del tipo de letra inclinada hacia la derecha imitando la manuscrita.

Synonyms

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 "cursivo"?
"cursivo" is spelled C-U-R-S-I-V-O. The IPA pronunciation is [kuɾˈsiβ̞o].
What does "cursivo" mean?
As an adjective, "cursivo" means: Se dice de la letra manuscrita que lleva las letras unidas para escribir rápidamente.
How do you pronounce "cursivo"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "cursivo" is [kuɾˈsiβ̞o]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "cursivo" come from?
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Source: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org) Structured Wiktionary extract

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list