kuri

[ˈku.ɾi]

/[ˈku.ɾi]/ verb

The verdict

“kuri” is uncommon Spanish (frequency #61,711 among 248 “K” headwords), classed as a verb. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

#61,711
frequency rank, Spanish
248
“K” headwords

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Correr.

Corpus desk

Index ES-kuri · kuri · Spanish

kuri · rank #61,711 · 0 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-RARE #61,711
  • LEN-MID 4 letters
  • VOW-2 2 vowels
  • CONFUS-0 No pairs
  • VAR-0 0 variants
  • BOOK-MID 248
  • PHOTO-FINISH labradas

Nearest frequency peer: labradas (+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.

Rangos de cola larga cerca de “kuri”

Banda escasa: las barras invierten el rango para que lo raro se lea más corto

corpus weight

What this shows Vista de cola larga: dónde “kuri” se sitúa frente a rangos españoles igualmente raros.

Source FrequencyWords open word-frequency list As of September 3, 2026
Key facts for kuri
PropertyValue
Headwordkuri
LanguageSpanish
Part of speechVerb
IPA[ˈku.ɾi]
Letters4
Frequency rank#61,711
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Cola larga: rango de “kuri” en español

La frecuencia va del puñado de palabras que usamos sin parar (izquierda) a la cola larga que apenas aparece (derecha).kuricae en esta cola de rareza:

#1#100#1K#10K#100K
← used constantlyrarely used →

La escala es logarítmica (cada marca ≈ 10× más rara). Vecinos raros de la misma franja: “labradas” (#61,712), “Ladislao” (#61,713), “kol” (#61,708). Entre 248 lemas con “K”, “kuri” va en #61,711. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Rare enough to double-check

kuri is uncommon Spanish at frequency #61,711 among 248 “K” headwords, classed as averb, transcribed [ˈku.ɾi]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "Correr.".

Our edit-distance generator produced no likely misspellings for kuri, which points to an orthography that plays by predictable Spanish rules. 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.

This headword's origin isn't recorded in our source data, so its spelling is easiest explained by how it's pronounced rather than where it came from. The correct Spanish form is kuri, spelled K-U-R-I.

Definition

  1. 1
    Correr.

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 "kuri"?
"kuri" is spelled K-U-R-I. The IPA pronunciation is [ˈku.ɾi].
What does "kuri" mean?
As a verb, "kuri" means: Correr.
How do you pronounce "kuri"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "kuri" is [ˈku.ɾi]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "kuri" come from?
"kuri" 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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Similar Spanish words by spelling shape

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

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked Spanish headwords with 4 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

Source: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org) Structured Wiktionary extract

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list