Cuzco

Name: Cuzco, Spanish Word Data
Creator: Wiktionary
License: https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/

[ˈkusko]

/[ˈkusko]/ name

By PlainSpell · According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA) · analyzed September 3, 2026

The verdict

“Cuzco” has 7 generated spelling variants in the Spanish index at frequency #18,499. The variants make it a useful spelling check.

#18,499
frequency rank, Spanish: 8,288
“C” headwords: 7
tracked misspellings: 20
confusable pairs

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Ciudad del Perú, situada a 3400 metros sobre el nivel del mar, fundada por Manco Capac en el siglo xi, fue la capital del imperio inca hasta 1533. Centro arqueológico y turístico. A sus habitantes ...

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Index ES-cuzco · Cuzco · Spanish

Cuzco · rank #18,499 · 7 variants · 20 confusables

FREQ-MID #18,499
LEN-MID 5 letters
VOW-2 2 vowels
CONFUS-HIGH 20 pairs
VAR-MID 7 variants
BOOK-DENSE 8,288
PHOTO-FINISH cáscara

Nearest frequency peer: cáscara (+1 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.

Cris

81,506
cualesquiera

81,504
Cuzco

81,502
cáscara

81,501
dad

81,500
debatiendo

81,499

What this shows “Cuzco” está entre estos pares FrequencyWords; la profundidad de typo se mide aparte en el gráfico de distancia de edición.

Visual similarity to commonly confused words

How many letter changes separate each confused pair (Levenshtein distance, normalized).

Cuzco vs cuc

40% similar

Cuzco vs cuyo

40% similar

Cuzco vs culo

40% similar

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

Key facts for Cuzco
Property	Value
Headword	Cuzco
Language	Spanish
Part of speech	Proper noun
IPA	[ˈkusko]
Letters	5
Frequency rank	#18,499
Misspellings tracked	7
Confusable pairs	20
Source	Wiktionary (kaikki.org)

Frecuencia del imán ortográfico “Cuzco”

De izquierda a derecha: las pocas palabras que cargan el habla diaria, luego la cola larga casi invisible.Cuzcocae aquí:

#18,499

#1#100#1K#10K#100K

← used constantlyrarely used →

Los ticks avanzan en logaritmo; cada uno es del orden de diez veces más raro. En la misma franja de rareza aparecen “cáscara” (#18,500), “cualesquiera” (#18,497), “dad” (#18,501). Entre 8,288 lemas con “C”, “Cuzco” va en #18,499. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

A misspelling magnet

The generator records 7 spelling variants around Cuzco (IPA [ˈkusko]), aproper noun. Corpus frequency is #18,499 among 8,288 “C” headwords. Wiktionary lists 2 senses, so context still picks the gloss.

Our generated misspelling index lists 7 likely wrong-spelling variants for Cuzco, with forms such as "ccuzco", "cuczo", and "cuzcco". Each variant is a distinct typo pattern an edit-distance generator flags, typically a doubled-consonant error, a silent-letter drop, or a vowel substitution. It also participates in 20 confusable-pair relationships, "cuc", "cuyo", "culo", and more, a pairing that trips writers up because the two words share enough sound or shape to blur together.

Our source data has no etymology on file for this entry, so its spelling is best read as a straightforward mapping from sound to letter. The correct Spanish form is Cuzco, spelled C-U-Z-C-O.

Definition

1
Ciudad del Perú, situada a 3400 metros sobre el nivel del mar, fundada por Manco Capac en el siglo xi, fue la capital del imperio inca hasta 1533. Centro arqueológico y turístico. A sus habitantes se les llama cuzqueños.
2
Nevado de Bolivia con una altura de 5.434 metros sobre el nivel del mar.

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as:

ccuzco
cuczo
cuzcco
cuzoc
cuzzco
czuco
uczco

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

How far each generated variant is from the correct spelling of Cuzco - expressed in single-character edits (insert, delete, or swap one letter). Bigger bars stand out at a glance; a one-edit slip is the hardest to catch.

Edit distance from "Cuzco"

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 "Cuzco"?

"Cuzco" is spelled C-U-Z-C-O. The IPA pronunciation is [ˈkusko].

What does "Cuzco" mean?

As a proper noun, "Cuzco" means: Ciudad del Perú, situada a 3400 metros sobre el nivel del mar, fundada por Manco Capac en el siglo xi, fue la capital del imperio inca hasta 1533. Centro arqueológico y turístico. A sus habitantes ...

What words are commonly confused with "Cuzco"?

"Cuzco" is commonly confused with "cuc", "cuyo", "culo". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.

How do you pronounce "Cuzco"?

The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "Cuzco" is [ˈkusko]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.

What language does "Cuzco" come from?

"Cuzco" is a Spanish word. You can look up definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data for this and other words across English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German on PlainSpell.

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Similar Spanish words by spelling shape

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

Same letter count

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

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Similar misspelling depth

Headwords with a similar count of attested misspellings (7 here; floor ≥5).

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