cututa
[kuˈt̪ut̪a]
The verdict
“cututa” is outside the top-ranked Spanish vocabulary, used as a noun - the kind of word writers most often double-check.
- Unranked
- below top-frequency Spanish
- 6
- letters
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - Metriopelia ceciliae (Lesson) Ave de unos 17-18 cm cuyo colorido varía del gris al blanco sucio, con la garganta blanca y partes inferiores café amarillento, zona anaranjada alrededor del ojo. Es u...
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | cututa |
| Language | Spanish |
| Part of speech | Noun |
| IPA | [kuˈt̪ut̪a] |
| Letters | 6 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Where “cututa” sits in Spanish frequency
Spelling & Dictionary Insight
The Spanish entry for cututa is 6 letters long, classified as a noun, and transcribed in the International Phonetic Alphabet as [kuˈt̪ut̪a]. It sits outside the most-frequent rank tiers, which is often why uncommon words generate more spelling variants per reader. Wiktionary records 2 distinct senses for this headword, so context determines which meaning a reader should apply.
We couldn't generate a plausible misspelling set for cututa, since its letter sequence doesn't invite the usual edit-distance slips. This headword has no recorded confusable partner, which tends to mean the word is visually distinctive enough to stand on its own.
No borrowing history is documented for this entry, so spelling patterns must be inferred from the word's phoneme-to-grapheme mapping rather than from a documented borrowing chain. The correct Spanish form is cututa, spelled C-U-T-U-T-A.
Definition
- 1Metriopelia ceciliae (Lesson) Ave de unos 17-18 cm cuyo colorido varía del gris al blanco sucio, con la garganta blanca y partes inferiores café amarillento, zona anaranjada alrededor del ojo. Es una paloma silvestre que vive en la cordillera del norte de Chile entre los 2000 y 4000 metros, y en zonas similares del Perú y Bolivia. Tiene la costumbre de anidar en el suelo, contrariamente a las demás tórtolas que lo hacen en los árboles.
- 2Rallus sanguinolentus landbecki (Hellamyr) Ave caminadora de color café verdoso a negro con patas amarillo verdosas, pico largo y cola levantada. Habita casi todo el territorio continental de Chile en sitios húmedos y de vegetación abundante.
Synonyms
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.
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Using “cututa”
The practical upshot for anyone who landed here from a spell-check.
- The one correct Spanish spelling is C-U-T-U-T-A - every other letter order is a misspelling in standard orthography.
- Say it as [kuˈt̪ut̪a] (IPA); tap the speaker on the pronunciation badge to hear it where audio exists.
- Browse more Spanish words and confusable pairs in the same reference. Spanish words
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.