curta

[ˈkuɾt̪a]

/[ˈkuɾt̪a]/ verb

The verdict

“curta” is uncommon Spanish (frequency #97,237 among 8,288 “C” headwords), classed as a verb. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

#97,237
frequency rank, Spanish
8,288
“C” headwords

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Primera persona del singular (yo) del presente de subjuntivo de curtir.

Corpus desk

Index ES-curta · curta · Spanish

curta · rank #97,237 · 0 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-RARE #97,237
  • LEN-MID 5 letters
  • VOW-2 2 vowels
  • CONFUS-0 No pairs
  • VAR-0 0 variants
  • BOOK-DENSE 8,288
  • PHOTO-FINISH cámbrico

Nearest frequency peer: cámbrico (+2 rank slots)

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.

Rangos de cola larga cerca de “curta”

Banda escasa: las barras invierten el rango para que lo raro se lea más corto

corpus weight

What this shows Vista de cola larga: dónde “curta” se sitúa frente a rangos españoles igualmente raros.

Source FrequencyWords open word-frequency list As of September 3, 2026
Key facts for curta
PropertyValue
Headwordcurta
LanguageSpanish
Part of speechVerb
IPA[ˈkuɾt̪a]
Letters5
Frequency rank#97,237
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Cola larga: rango de “curta” en español

La frecuencia va del puñado de palabras que usamos sin parar (izquierda) a la cola larga que apenas aparece (derecha).curtacae en esta cola de rareza:

#1#100#1K#10K#100K
← used constantlyrarely used →

Los ticks avanzan en logaritmo; cada uno es del orden de diez veces más raro. Vecinos raros de la misma franja: “cámbrico” (#97,239), “céltico” (#97,240), “culminaba” (#97,233). Entre 8,288 lemas con “C”, “curta” va en #97,237. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Rare enough to double-check

curta is uncommon Spanish at frequency #97,237 among 8,288 “C” headwords, classed as averb, transcribed [ˈkuɾt̪a]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. 3 senses are on record.

No misspelling variants are generated for curta in our index, which points to an orthography that plays by predictable Spanish rules. This headword has no recorded confusable partner, which typically means the spelling is too distinctive to be mistaken for another word.

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. The correct Spanish form is curta, spelled C-U-R-T-A.

Definition

  1. 1
    Primera persona del singular (yo) del presente de subjuntivo de curtir.
  2. 2
    Tercera persona del singular (él, ella, ello; usted, 2.ª persona) del presente de subjuntivo de curtir.
  3. 3
    Segunda persona del singular (usted) del imperativo de curtir.

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.

Frequently Asked Questions

How do you spell "curta"?
"curta" is spelled C-U-R-T-A. The IPA pronunciation is [ˈkuɾt̪a].
What does "curta" mean?
As a verb, "curta" means: Primera persona del singular (yo) del presente de subjuntivo de curtir.
How do you pronounce "curta"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "curta" is [ˈkuɾt̪a]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "curta" come from?
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Similar Spanish words by spelling shape

Same letter count and similar misspelling depth for "curta", not the corpus desk frequency band.

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked Spanish headwords with 5 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

Source: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org) Structured Wiktionary extract

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list