kura
[kuˈɹa]
The verdict
“kura” is uncommon Spanish (frequency #99,737 among 3,662 “K” headwords), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
- #99,737
- frequency rank, Spanish
- 3,662
- “K” headwords
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - Piedra, roca.
Corpus desk
Index ES-kura · kura · Spanish
kura · rank #99,737 · 0 variants · 0 confusables
- FREQ-RARE #99,737
- LEN-MID 4 letters
- VOW-2 2 vowels
- CONFUS-0 No pairs
- VAR-0 0 variants
- BOOK-MID 3,662
- PHOTO-FINISH Kaz
Nearest frequency peer: Kaz (-3 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.
Frequency neighbourhood for “kura”
Lower corpus rank = more everyday usage (inverted bar length for readability)
- kamp
kamp
271 corpus weight
- Kaz
Kaz
267 corpus weight
- kura
kura
264 corpus weight
- lastimaste
lastimaste
255 corpus weight
- lastrado
lastrado
254 corpus weight
- latifundista
latifundista
253 corpus weight
What this shows Bars show where “kura” sits against the nearest ranked Spanish headwords in the FrequencyWords band, not a reprint of letter-browse containment.
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | kura |
| Language | Spanish |
| Part of speech | Noun |
| IPA | [kuˈɹa] |
| Letters | 4 |
| Frequency rank | #99,737 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Where “kura” sits in Spanish frequency
Rare enough to double-check
kura is uncommon Spanish at frequency #99,737 among 3,662 “K” headwords, classed as anoun, transcribed [kuˈɹa]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "Piedra, roca.".
kura doesn't appear in our generated misspelling index, typically a sign the spelling maps closely to how the word sounds. It is not paired with a close-neighbour confusable in our dataset, a sign it's visually distinctive enough not to be mixed up with another word.
No documented word history exists for this headword, so its spelling is best explained by sound-to-letter mapping rather than etymology. The correct Spanish form is kura, spelled K-U-R-A.
Definition
- 1Piedra, roca.
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.
PlainSpell is rendered directly from structured Wiktionary extracts and open word-frequency lists, no number is typed in by an editor. See our editorial standards & corrections policy, the methodology behind these numbers, or report a data error. Data current as of May 6, 2026. Primary sources: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org) and FrequencyWords.
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Similar Spanish words by spelling shape
Same letter count and similar misspelling depth for "kura", not the corpus desk frequency band.
Same letter count
Frequency-ranked Spanish headwords with 4 letters (nearest by frequency rank).
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.