cutícula
[kuˈt̪ikula]
The verdict
“cutícula” is uncommon Spanish (frequency #62,964 among 77,812 “C” headwords), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
- #62,964
- frequency rank, Spanish
- 77,812
- “C” headwords
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - Película superficial de los tallos jóvenes y de las hojas.
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | cutícula |
| Language | Spanish |
| Part of speech | Noun |
| IPA | [kuˈt̪ikula] |
| Letters | 8 |
| Frequency rank | #62,964 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Where “cutícula” sits in Spanish frequency
Rare enough to double-check
cutícula is uncommon Spanish at frequency #62,964 among 77,812 “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
- 1Película superficial de los tallos jóvenes y de las hojas.
- 2Epidermis.
- 3Membrana 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.
- 4Capa externa de las tres que forman la concha de los moluscos y que da a aquella su coloración característica en las diversas especies.
- 5En un huevo, capa proteica de queratina que cierra los poros pero permitiendo el intercambio gaseoso.
This word in other languages
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.
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Using “cutícula”
The practical upshot for anyone who landed here from a spell-check.
- The one correct Spanish spelling is C-U-T-Í-C-U-L-A - every other letter order is a misspelling in standard orthography.
- Say it as [kuˈt̪ikula] (IPA); tap the speaker on the pronunciation badge to hear it where audio exists.
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Data Source
Wiktionary (via kaikki.org), licensed under CC BY-SA & GFDL. Word ordering uses an open word-frequency list; misspelling variants are generated by edit-distance from the correct headword.