Which to use
“cuento” and “cuervo” are a confusable Spanish pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #1,843
- “cuento” frequency rank
- #11,552
- “cuervo” frequency rank
- 13395
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | cuento | cuervo |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Narración de un hecho ficticio, verídico o una mezcla de ambos. | (familia Corvidae) Cualquiera de más de un centenar de especies de aves paseriformes, de distribución cosmopolita, de tamaño medio a grande, robusto pico y patas, hábito sedentario y alimentación omnívora, especialmente carroñera. |
Where the eye mixes cuento and cuervo
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 4 letters in sequence.
Visual trap between cuento and cuervo
A purely visual mix-up. cuento ([ˈkwẽn̪t̪o]) and cuervo ([ˈkweɾβ̞o]) are said differently, so reading them aloud is the quickest way to catch the wrong one. On the page they stay close: they share most of their letters but differ in 2 positions. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 13395, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
cuento is recorded at frequency rank #1,843, classified as anoun, pronounced [ˈkwẽn̪t̪o]. cuervo is at rank #11,552, tagged as anoun, pronounced [ˈkweɾβ̞o].
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 13395, this pair ranks #288,028 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.
Orthographic DNA of cuento vs cuervo
Shared letters: ceou. Private to "cuento": nt. Private to "cuervo": rv.
"cuento" · 6 letters · shape CVVCCV · "cuervo" · 6 letters · shape CVVCCV
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Is swapping "cuento" for "cuervo" ever safe?
Which is more common, "cuento" or "cuervo"?
Useful next steps
Visual near-miss handled. Browse the word pages or a neighbour when the next look-alike shows up.
- Full dictionary entry for "cuento" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "cuervo" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #288,028 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "cuento" and "cuervo" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "cierva vs cuervo". 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 #288,028 of 323,831 scored Spanish pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.