de vez en cuando

Name: de vez en cuando, Spanish Word Data
Creator: Wiktionary
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[d̪e ˈβ̞es ẽŋ ˈkwãn̪d̪o]

/[d̪e ˈβ̞es ẽŋ ˈkwãn̪d̪o]/ phrase

By PlainSpell Editorial Team · According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA) · analyzed May 6, 2026

The verdict

“de vez en cuando” is outside the top-ranked Spanish vocabulary, used as a phrase - the kind of word writers most often double-check.

Unranked
below top-frequency Spanish: 16
letters

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - Con cierta discontinuidad en el tiempo, mediando algún tiempo entre acciones o situaciones y sin regularidad establecida, no siempre.

Key facts for de vez en cuando
Property	Value
Headword	de vez en cuando
Language	Spanish
Part of speech	Phrase
IPA	[d̪e ˈβ̞es ẽŋ ˈkwãn̪d̪o]
Letters	16
Misspellings tracked	0
Confusable pairs	0
Source	Wiktionary (kaikki.org)

Where “de vez en cuando” sits in Spanish frequency

de vez en cuando falls outside the top-100,000 ranked Spanish words, the long-tail zone of technical, archaic, or low-frequency vocabulary, exactly where readers second-guess spellings most.

Beyond rank #100,000. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Spelling & Dictionary Insight

The Spanish entry for de vez en cuando is 16 letters long, classified as a phrase, and transcribed in the International Phonetic Alphabet as [d̪e ˈβ̞es ẽŋ ˈkwãn̪d̪o]. It sits outside the most-frequent rank tiers, which is often why uncommon words generate more spelling variants per reader. The dominant gloss from Wiktionary reads: "Con cierta discontinuidad en el tiempo, mediando algún tiempo entre acciones o situaciones y sin regularidad establecida, no siempre.".

Zero misspellings are on record for de vez en cuando in our index, suggesting the orthography follows predictable Spanish patterns. We don't track a confusable pairing for this entry, since no other headword is close enough in sound or shape to pair with it.

This entry's etymology isn't recorded, so its spelling is easiest to reason about phoneme by phoneme, absent a documented history. The correct Spanish form is de vez en cuando, spelled D-E- -V-E-Z- -E-N- -C-U-A-N-D-O.

Definition

1
Con cierta discontinuidad en el tiempo, mediando algún tiempo entre acciones o situaciones y sin regularidad establecida, no siempre.

Synonyms

a veces de cuando en cuandode tiempo en tiempoocasionalmente

Antonyms

siempretodo el tiempo

This word in other languages

once in a while(English)de temps en temps(Français)ab und zu(Deutsch)às vezes(Português)

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.

Frequently Asked Questions

How do you spell "de vez en cuando"?

"de vez en cuando" is spelled D-E- -V-E-Z- -E-N- -C-U-A-N-D-O. The IPA pronunciation is [d̪e ˈβ̞es ẽŋ ˈkwãn̪d̪o].

What does "de vez en cuando" mean?

As a phrase, "de vez en cuando" means: Con cierta discontinuidad en el tiempo, mediando algún tiempo entre acciones o situaciones y sin regularidad establecida, no siempre.

How do you pronounce "de vez en cuando"?

The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "de vez en cuando" is [d̪e ˈβ̞es ẽŋ ˈkwãn̪d̪o]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.

What language does "de vez en cuando" come from?

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Using “de vez en cuando”

The practical upshot for anyone who landed here from a spell-check.

The one correct Spanish spelling is D-E- -V-E-Z- -E-N- -C-U-A-N-D-O - every other letter order is a misspelling in standard orthography.
Say it as [d̪e ˈβ̞es ẽŋ ˈkwãn̪d̪o] (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.