por su cuenta
[poɾ su ˈkwẽn̪t̪a]
The verdict
“por su cuenta” is uncommon Spanish (outside the top frequency list), classed as a phrase. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
- Unranked
- below top-frequency Spanish
- 13
- letters
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Por sí solo, sin ayuda de nadie.
Corpus desk
Index ES-por-su-cuenta · por su cuenta · Spanish
por su cuenta · unranked · 0 variants · 0 confusables
- FREQ-UNRANKED Unranked
- LEN-MEGA 13 letters
- VOW-5 5 vowels
- CONFUS-0 No pairs
- VAR-0 0 variants
- BOOK-THIN "P" 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.
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | por su cuenta |
| Language | Spanish |
| Part of speech | Phrase |
| IPA | [poɾ su ˈkwẽn̪t̪a] |
| Letters | 13 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Cola larga: rango de “por su cuenta” en español
Rare enough to double-check
por su cuenta is uncommon Spanish outside the top frequency list, classed as aphrase, transcribed [poɾ su ˈkwẽn̪t̪a]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. 2 senses are on record.
por su cuenta doesn't appear in our generated misspelling index, a sign its spelling follows regular Spanish conventions. This headword has no recorded confusable partner, 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 por su cuenta, spelled P-O-R- -S-U- -C-U-E-N-T-A.
Definition
- 1Por sí solo, sin ayuda de nadie.
- 2Con sus propios medios, sin depender de nadie.
Recorded use
Wiktionary exampleThese source excerpts show how por su cuenta appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.
Andrés ahora trabaja por su cuenta
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.