Which to use
“cuco” and “cuyos” are a confusable Spanish pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #26,386
- “cuco” frequency rank
- #3,040
- “cuyos” frequency rank
- 29426
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | cuco | cuyos |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Nombre de diversas especies de aves pertenecientes a la familia de los cucúlidos. La mayoría son insectívoras. Muchos cucos son parásitos de otras aves. | Forma del plural de cuyo. |
Where the eye mixes cuco and cuyos
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 3 letters in sequence.
Visual trap between cuco and cuyos
A purely visual mix-up. cuco ([ˈkuko]) and cuyos ([ˈkuʝos]) are said differently, so reading them aloud is the quickest way to catch the wrong one. On the page they stay close: they differ by 1 letter(s) in length. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 29426, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
cuco is recorded at frequency rank #26,386, classified as anoun, pronounced [ˈkuko]. cuyos is at rank #3,040, tagged as anoun, pronounced [ˈkuʝos].
Glosses for this pair are partially populated in our dataset, but the full side-by-side definitions above should still guide you to the right choice.
With a confusion score of 29426, this pair ranks #217,060 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of cuco vs cuyos
Shared letters: cou. Private to "cuco": -. Private to "cuyos": sy.
"cuco" · 4 letters · shape CVCV · "cuyos" · 5 letters · shape CVVVC
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Is swapping "cuco" for "cuyos" ever safe?
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After this comparison
Eye-level mix-up between "cuco" and "cuyos" is sorted above. Next: full entries or other pairs that share a letter shape.
- Full dictionary entry for "cuco" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "cuyos" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #217,060 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "cuco" and "cuyos" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "cuc vs cuco". Nearby pair
- Recorded mistypes exist for at least one side of this pair, useful when a spell-checker or OCR lands on the wrong form. See mistypes
Confusion rank #217,060 of 323,831 scored Spanish pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.