curvo

[ˈkuɾβ̞o]

/[ˈkuɾβ̞o]/ adj

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The verdict

“curvo” has 8 generated spelling variants in the Spanish index at frequency #43,495. The variants make it a useful spelling check.

#43,495
frequency rank, Spanish
8,288
“C” headwords
8
tracked misspellings
20
confusable pairs

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Que se dobla o se aleja gradualmente de la línea o dirección recta sin formar ángulos.

Corpus desk

Index ES-curvo · curvo · Spanish

curvo · rank #43,495 · 8 variants · 20 confusables

  • FREQ-MID #43,495
  • LEN-MID 5 letters
  • VOW-2 2 vowels
  • CONFUS-HIGH 20 pairs
  • VAR-MID 8 variants
  • BOOK-DENSE 8,288
  • PHOTO-FINISH debatió

Nearest frequency peer: debatió (+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.

Pares de rango junto al imán ortográfico “curvo”

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

corpus weight

What this shows “curvo” 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).

curvo vs cuyo
60% similar
curvo vs Cusco
40% similar
curvo vs Cuzco
40% similar

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

Key facts for curvo
PropertyValue
Headwordcurvo
LanguageSpanish
Part of speechAdjective
IPA[ˈkuɾβ̞o]
Letters5
Frequency rank#43,495
Misspellings tracked8
Confusable pairs20
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Frecuencia del imán ortográfico “curvo”

La frecuencia va del puñado de palabras que usamos sin parar (izquierda) a la cola larga que apenas aparece (derecha).curvocae aquí:

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

La escala es logarítmica (cada marca ≈ 10× más rara). En la misma franja de rareza aparecen “debatió” (#43,497), “decadentes” (#43,498), “decidamos” (#43,499). Entre 8,288 lemas con “C”, “curvo” va en #43,495. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

A misspelling magnet

The generator records 8 spelling variants around curvo (IPA [ˈkuɾβ̞o]), anadjective. Corpus frequency is #43,495 among 8,288 “C” headwords. Dominant gloss: "Que se dobla o se aleja gradualmente de la línea o dirección recta sin formar ángulos.".

Our generated misspelling index lists 8 likely wrong-spelling variants for curvo, with forms such as "ccurvo", "cruvo", and "curbo". Every one of these variants traces to a single-character edit -- an added or dropped letter, a swapped consonant, or a vowel swap -- the kind of slip a spell-checker is built to catch. It also participates in 20 confusable-pair relationships, "cuyo", "Cusco", "Cuzco", and more, a pairing that trips writers up because the two words share enough sound or shape to blur together.

This entry carries no recorded etymology, leaving phoneme-to-grapheme mapping as the best guide to its spelling rather than a borrowing history. The correct Spanish form is curvo, spelled C-U-R-V-O.

Definition

  1. 1
    Que se dobla o se aleja gradualmente de la línea o dirección recta sin formar ángulos.

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as:

  • ccurvo
  • cruvo
  • curbo
  • curov
  • currvo
  • curvvo
  • cuvro
  • ucrvo

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

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

ccurvo1cruvo2curbo1curov2currvo1curvvo1cuvro2ucrvo2
Edit distance from "curvo"

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 "curvo"?
"curvo" is spelled C-U-R-V-O. The IPA pronunciation is [ˈkuɾβ̞o].
What does "curvo" mean?
As an adjective, "curvo" means: Que se dobla o se aleja gradualmente de la línea o dirección recta sin formar ángulos.
What words are commonly confused with "curvo"?
"curvo" is commonly confused with "cuyo", "Cusco", "Cuzco". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.
How do you pronounce "curvo"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "curvo" is [ˈkuɾβ̞o]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "curvo" come from?
"curvo" 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 "curvo", not the corpus desk frequency band.

Same letter count

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

circa#43,460choro#43,458doing#43,532ducto#43,541

Similar misspelling depth

Headwords with a similar count of attested misspellings (8 here; floor ≥5).

cañería8 variantscagues8 variantsencoge8 variantsbebas8 variants

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list