curtir
[kuɾˈt̪iɾ]
The verdict
“curtir” is uncommon Spanish (outside the top frequency list), classed as a verb. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
- Unranked
- below top-frequency Spanish
- 6
- letters
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Procesar el cuero por medios químicos o mecánicos de tal modo que resulte apto para su empleo.
Corpus desk
Index ES-curtir · curtir · Spanish
curtir · unranked · 0 variants · 0 confusables
- FREQ-UNRANKED Unranked
- LEN-LONG 6 letters
- VOW-2 2 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.
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | curtir |
| Language | Spanish |
| Part of speech | Verb |
| IPA | [kuɾˈt̪iɾ] |
| Letters | 6 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Cola larga: rango de “curtir” en español
Rare enough to double-check
curtir is uncommon Spanish outside the top frequency list, classed as averb, transcribed [kuɾˈt̪iɾ]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. 12 senses are on record.
The misspelling generator found no plausible variants for curtir, typically a sign the spelling maps closely to how the word sounds. No confusable counterpart is on file for this word, which typically means the spelling is too distinctive to be mistaken for another word.
This entry's etymology isn't recorded, so its spelling is best explained by sound-to-letter mapping rather than etymology. The correct Spanish form is curtir, spelled C-U-R-T-I-R.
Definition
- 1Procesar el cuero por medios químicos o mecánicos de tal modo que resulte apto para su empleo.
- 2Macerar la comida en vinagre para que se conserve.
- 3Echar sal en los minerales fríos o magistral en los calientes para amalgamarlos.
- 4Endurecer la piel de un gallo de pelea para protegerlo de los picotazos del rival.
- 5Endurecer o tostar el sol o el aire el cutis de las personas que andan a la inclemencia.
- 6Acostumbrar a uno a la vida dura y a sufrir las inclemencias del tiempo.
- 7Azotar.
- 8Tener relaciones sexuales con otra persona.
- 9Llevar un cierto estilo de vida o tener determinadas preferencias.
- 10Consumir sustancias que alteran el estado de conciencia, especialmente las ilegales.^([cita requerida])
- 11Delatar el hecho que un individuo se encuentre bajo el efecto de las drogas a otra persona que no pueda saberlo.^([cita requerida])
- 12Ensuciar la ropa.
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.