Cembalo

/[ˈt͡ʃɛmbalo]/ noun

Letters

7 characters

Frequency Rank

#39,865

in German word usage

Misspellings

10

tracked variants

Confusables

0

similar word pairs

Cembalo is aGermannoun. It means: Tasteninstrument in Form eines Flügels mit Zupfmechanik (Kurzform für Clavicembalo) Pronounced [ˈt͡ʃɛmbalo].

Key facts for Cembalo
PropertyValue
HeadwordCembalo
LanguageGerman
Part of speechNoun
IPA[ˈt͡ʃɛmbalo]
Letters7
Frequency rank#39,865
Misspellings tracked10
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Frequency rank visualization

Position of Cembalo in German word frequency (lower rank = more common)

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list

Spelling & Dictionary Insight

The German entry for Cembalo is 7 letters long, classified as anoun, and transcribed in the International Phonetic Alphabet as [ˈt͡ʃɛmbalo]. Corpus data places it at rank #39,865 in overall German word frequency, marking it as uncommon enough that many writers pause before typing it.The dominant gloss from Wiktionary reads: "Tasteninstrument in Form eines Flügels mit Zupfmechanik (Kurzform für Clavicembalo)".

Our generated misspelling index lists 10 likely wrong-spelling variants for Cembalo, with forms such as "ccembalo", "cebmalo", and "cemablo". Each variant is a distinct typo pattern an edit-distance generator flags, typically a doubled-consonant error, a silent-letter drop, or a vowel substitution.It is not paired with a close-neighbour confusable in our dataset, which tends to mean the word is visually distinctive enough to stand on its own.

No explicit etymology string is stored for this entry, so spelling patterns must be inferred from the word's phoneme-to-grapheme mapping rather than from a documented borrowing chain. For readers arriving here from a spelling check, the authoritative guidance is: the correct German form is Cembalo, spelled C-E-M-B-A-L-O, and any other sequence of those letters, regardless of how natural it feels, is a misspelling in standard orthography.

Definition

  1. 1
    Tasteninstrument in Form eines Flügels mit Zupfmechanik (Kurzform für Clavicembalo)

Synonyms

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Common misspellings

Also misspelled as: ccembalo,cebmalo,cemablo,cemballo,cembaol,cembbalo,cemblao,cemmbalo,cmebalo,ecmbalo

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

Relative frequency of common misspelling types for Cembalo

Misspelling Variants of "Cembalo"

ccembalo8cebmalo7cemablo7cemballo8cembaol7cembbalo8cemblao7cemmbalo8
Misspelling Variants of "Cembalo"

Frequency rank: #39,865 in German

Frequently Asked Questions

How do you spell "Cembalo"?
"Cembalo" is spelled C-E-M-B-A-L-O. The IPA pronunciation is [ˈt͡ʃɛmbalo].
What does "Cembalo" mean?
As a noun, "Cembalo" means: Tasteninstrument in Form eines Flügels mit Zupfmechanik (Kurzform für Clavicembalo)
What are common misspellings of "Cembalo"?
Common misspellings include "ccembalo", "cebmalo", "cemablo", "cemballo", "cembaol". The correct spelling is "Cembalo".
How do you pronounce "Cembalo"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "Cembalo" is [ˈt͡ʃɛmbalo]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "Cembalo" come from?
"Cembalo" is a German word. PlainSpell covers definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data across English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German.
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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.