instrumento de cuerda

[ĩnst̪ɾuˈmẽn̪t̪o ð̞e ˈkweɾð̞a]

/[ĩnst̪ɾuˈmẽn̪t̪o ð̞e ˈkweɾð̞a]/ phrase

The verdict

“instrumento de cuerda” is uncommon Spanish (outside the top frequency list), classed as a phrase. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

Unranked
below top-frequency Spanish
21
letters

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Instrumento que lleva cuerdas de tripa o de metal que se hacen sonar pulsándolas, golpeándolas con macillos o haciendo que un arco roce con ellas.

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Index ES-instrumento-de-cuerda · instrumento de cuerda · Spanish

instrumento de cuerda · unranked · 0 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-UNRANKED Unranked
  • LEN-MEGA 21 letters
  • VOW-8 8 vowels
  • CONFUS-0 No pairs
  • VAR-0 0 variants
  • BOOK-THIN "I" thin
  • PHOTO-UNK Peer pending

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.

Key facts for instrumento de cuerda
PropertyValue
Headwordinstrumento de cuerda
LanguageSpanish
Part of speechPhrase
IPA[ĩnst̪ɾuˈmẽn̪t̪o ð̞e ˈkweɾð̞a]
Letters21
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Cola larga: rango de “instrumento de cuerda” en español

instrumento de cuerdaqueda fuera de las 100.000 palabras españolas más frecuentes, en la cola larga de vocabulario técnico, arcaico o raro, justo donde más se duda de la ortografía.

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

Rare enough to double-check

instrumento de cuerda is uncommon Spanish outside the top frequency list, classed as aphrase, transcribed [ĩnst̪ɾuˈmẽn̪t̪o ð̞e ˈkweɾð̞a]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "Instrumento que lleva cuerdas de tripa o de metal que se hacen sonar pulsándolas, golpeándolas con macillos o haciendo que un arco roce con ellas.".

instrumento de cuerda has no tracked misspelling variants, and the word's spelling is regular enough that our generator found nothing worth flagging. No confusable counterpart is on file for this word, since no other headword is close enough in sound or shape to pair with it.

Our source data has no etymology on file for this entry, leaving phoneme-to-grapheme mapping as the best guide to its spelling rather than a borrowing history. The correct Spanish form is instrumento de cuerda, spelled I-N-S-T-R-U-M-E-N-T-O- -D-E- -C-U-E-R-D-A.

Definition

  1. 1
    Instrumento que lleva cuerdas de tripa o de metal que se hacen sonar pulsándolas, golpeándolas con macillos o haciendo que un arco roce con ellas.

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 "instrumento de cuerda"?
"instrumento de cuerda" is spelled I-N-S-T-R-U-M-E-N-T-O- -D-E- -C-U-E-R-D-A. The IPA pronunciation is [ĩnst̪ɾuˈmẽn̪t̪o ð̞e ˈkweɾð̞a].
What does "instrumento de cuerda" mean?
As a phrase, "instrumento de cuerda" means: Instrumento que lleva cuerdas de tripa o de metal que se hacen sonar pulsándolas, golpeándolas con macillos o haciendo que un arco roce con ellas.
How do you pronounce "instrumento de cuerda"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "instrumento de cuerda" is [ĩnst̪ɾuˈmẽn̪t̪o ð̞e ˈkweɾð̞a]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "instrumento de cuerda" come from?
"instrumento de cuerda" is a Spanish word. PlainSpell's reference spans five languages -- English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German -- with definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data for each.
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Source: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org) Structured Wiktionary extract

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list