curtido

[kuɾˈt̪ið̞o]

/[kuɾˈt̪ið̞o]/ adj

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The verdict

“curtido” has 10 generated spelling variants in the Spanish index at frequency #46,459. The variants make it a useful spelling check.

#46,459
frequency rank, Spanish
8,288
“C” headwords
10
tracked misspellings
12
confusable pairs

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Endurecido y tostado por efecto del sol y del aire; como cuero.

Corpus desk

Index ES-curtido · curtido · Spanish

curtido · rank #46,459 · 10 variants · 12 confusables

  • FREQ-MID #46,459
  • LEN-LONG 7 letters
  • VOW-3 3 vowels
  • CONFUS-MID 12 pairs
  • VAR-MID 10 variants
  • BOOK-DENSE 8,288
  • PHOTO-FINISH cursillo

Nearest frequency peer: cursillo (-1 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.

Pares de rango junto al imán ortográfico “curtido”

Misma franja de rareza: útil si un typo cae en un lema vecino

corpus weight

What this shows “curtido” está entre estos pares FrequencyWords; la profundidad de typo se mide aparte en el gráfico de distancia de edición.

Source FrequencyWords open word-frequency list As of September 3, 2026

Visual similarity to commonly confused words

How many letter changes separate each confused pair (Levenshtein distance, normalized).

curtido vs cuido
71% similar
curtido vs creído
57% similar
curtido vs curado
71% similar

Source: PlainSpell confusable corpus (Wiktionary, CC BY-SA).

Key facts for curtido
PropertyValue
Headwordcurtido
LanguageSpanish
Part of speechAdjective
IPA[kuɾˈt̪ið̞o]
Letters7
Frequency rank#46,459
Misspellings tracked10
Confusable pairs12
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Frecuencia del imán ortográfico “curtido”

De izquierda a derecha: las pocas palabras que cargan el habla diaria, luego la cola larga casi invisible.curtidocae aquí:

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

El eje es logarítmico: cada tick marca unas diez veces menos frecuencia. En la misma franja de rareza aparecen “cursillo” (#46,458), “cántaros” (#46,460), “Curie” (#46,457). Entre 8,288 lemas con “C”, “curtido” va en #46,459. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

A misspelling magnet

The generator records 10 spelling variants around curtido (IPA [kuɾˈt̪ið̞o]), anadjective. Corpus frequency is #46,459 among 8,288 “C” headwords. Wiktionary lists 3 senses, so context still picks the gloss.

Our generated misspelling index lists 10 likely wrong-spelling variants for curtido, with forms such as "ccurtido", "crutido", and "curitdo". Each of these forms differs from the correct spelling by one small edit: a doubled letter, a dropped silent letter, or a substituted vowel. It also participates in 12 confusable-pair relationships, "cuido", "creído", "curado", and more, a pairing that trips writers up because the two words share enough sound or shape to blur together.

This headword's origin isn't recorded in our source data, so any spelling logic here comes from how the word's sounds map to letters, not a documented origin story. The correct Spanish form is curtido, spelled C-U-R-T-I-D-O.

Definition

  1. 1
    Endurecido y tostado por efecto del sol y del aire; como cuero.
  2. 2
    Bronceado.
  3. 3
    Se dice de una persona: experta, experimentada.

Recorded use

Wiktionary example

These source excerpts show how curtido appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.

  1. Te recuerdo, te recuerdo adolescente. Recuerdo tu pupila clara, tu tez de rubio curtida por el sol de la hacienda, tu cuerpo entonces, afilado y nervioso.

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as:

  • ccurtido
  • crutido
  • curitdo
  • currtido
  • curtdio
  • curtiddo
  • curtiod
  • curttido
  • cutrido
  • ucrtido

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

How far each generated variant is from the correct spelling of curtido - measured in single-character edits (insert, delete, or substitute a letter). Larger bars are easier to catch; one-edit slips are the sneakiest.

ccurtido1crutido2curitdo2currtido1curtdio2curtiddo1curtiod2curttido1
Edit distance from "curtido"

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 "curtido"?
"curtido" is spelled C-U-R-T-I-D-O. The IPA pronunciation is [kuɾˈt̪ið̞o].
What does "curtido" mean?
As an adjective, "curtido" means: Endurecido y tostado por efecto del sol y del aire; como cuero.
What words are commonly confused with "curtido"?
"curtido" is commonly confused with "cuido", "creído", "curado". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.
How do you pronounce "curtido"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "curtido" is [kuɾˈt̪ið̞o]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "curtido" come from?
"curtido" is a Spanish word. PlainSpell covers definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data across English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German.
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Similar Spanish words by spelling shape

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

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked Spanish headwords with 7 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

curados#46,454cunetas#46,453decoran#46,469cogimos#46,423

Similar misspelling depth

Headwords with a similar count of attested misspellings (10 here; floor ≥5).

Durban10 variantscensal10 variantsdátiles10 variantscallaron10 variants

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list