cutícula

[kuˈt̪ikula]

/[kuˈt̪ikula]/ noun

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The verdict

“cutícula” is uncommon Spanish (frequency #62,964 among 8,288 “C” headwords), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

#62,964
frequency rank, Spanish
8,288
“C” headwords

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Película superficial de los tallos jóvenes y de las hojas.

Corpus desk

Index ES-cuticula · cutícula · Spanish

cutícula · rank #62,964 · 0 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-RARE #62,964
  • LEN-LONG 8 letters
  • VOW-4 4 vowels
  • CONFUS-0 No pairs
  • VAR-0 0 variants
  • BOOK-DENSE 8,288
  • PHOTO-FINISH curiosity

Nearest frequency peer: curiosity (-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 “cutícula”

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 “cutícula” se sitúa frente a rangos españoles igualmente raros.

Source FrequencyWords open word-frequency list As of September 3, 2026
Key facts for cutícula
PropertyValue
Headwordcutícula
LanguageSpanish
Part of speechNoun
IPA[kuˈt̪ikula]
Letters8
Frequency rank#62,964
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Cola larga: rango de “cutícula” en español

Esta escala corre desde el núcleo del español cotidiano (izquierda) hasta el rastro de formas rara vez usadas (derecha).cutículacae en esta cola de rareza:

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

El eje es logarítmico: cada tick marca unas diez veces menos frecuencia. Vecinos raros de la misma franja: “curiosity” (#62,962), “debieras” (#62,968), “cuelgues” (#62,959). Entre 8,288 lemas con “C”, “cutícula” va en #62,964. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Rare enough to double-check

cutícula is uncommon Spanish at frequency #62,964 among 8,288 “C” headwords, classed as anoun, transcribed [kuˈt̪ikula]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. 5 senses are on record.

Our edit-distance generator produced no likely misspellings for cutícula, since its letter sequence doesn't invite the usual edit-distance slips. This entry stands alone in our confusable dataset, since nothing in our dataset looks or sounds close enough to cause mix-ups.

No borrowing history is documented for this entry, so its spelling pattern is best understood through pronunciation rather than a traceable origin. The correct Spanish form is cutícula, spelled C-U-T-Í-C-U-L-A.

Definition

  1. 1
    Película superficial de los tallos jóvenes y de las hojas.
  2. 2
    Epidermis.
  3. 3
    Membrana formada por ciertas sustancias que segrega el protoplasma, las cuales, acumulándose en la periferia de la célula, constituyen una cubierta protectora de esta; como en muchos protozoos.
  4. 4
    Capa externa de las tres que forman la concha de los moluscos y que da a aquella su coloración característica en las diversas especies.
  5. 5
    En un huevo, capa proteica de queratina que cierra los poros pero permitiendo el intercambio gaseoso.

This word in other languages

cuticle(English)cuticule(Français)

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 "cutícula"?
"cutícula" is spelled C-U-T-Í-C-U-L-A. The IPA pronunciation is [kuˈt̪ikula].
What does "cutícula" mean?
As a noun, "cutícula" means: Película superficial de los tallos jóvenes y de las hojas.
How do you pronounce "cutícula"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "cutícula" is [kuˈt̪ikula]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
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Similar Spanish words by spelling shape

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

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked Spanish headwords with 8 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

debieras#62,968cuelgues#62,959debutará#62,969delgadez#62,975

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list