poner cuidado
[poˈneɾ kwiˈð̞að̞o]
The verdict
“poner cuidado” 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
- 13
- letters
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - Escuchar con atención lo que otro dice o actuar con perspicacia.
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | poner cuidado |
| Language | Spanish |
| Part of speech | Phrase |
| IPA | [poˈneɾ kwiˈð̞að̞o] |
| Letters | 13 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Where “poner cuidado” sits in Spanish frequency
Spelling & Dictionary Insight
The Spanish entry for poner cuidado is 13 letters long, classified as a phrase, and transcribed in the International Phonetic Alphabet as [poˈneɾ kwiˈð̞að̞o]. 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: "Escuchar con atención lo que otro dice o actuar con perspicacia.".
We couldn't generate a plausible misspelling set for poner cuidado, suggesting the orthography follows predictable Spanish patterns. No confusable counterpart is on file for this word, since its spelling is unusual enough that it doesn't cluster with a lookalike.
This entry's etymology isn't recorded, leaving phoneme-to-grapheme mapping as the best guide to its spelling rather than a borrowing history. The correct Spanish form is poner cuidado, spelled P-O-N-E-R- -C-U-I-D-A-D-O.
Definition
- 1Escuchar con atención lo que otro dice o actuar con perspicacia.
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.
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Using “poner cuidado”
The practical upshot for anyone who landed here from a spell-check.
- The one correct Spanish spelling is P-O-N-E-R- -C-U-I-D-A-D-O - every other letter order is a misspelling in standard orthography.
- Say it as [poˈneɾ kwiˈð̞að̞o] (IPA); tap the speaker on the pronunciation badge to hear it where audio exists.
- Browse more Spanish words and confusable pairs in the same reference. Spanish words
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.