cielo

[ˈt͡si̯elo]

/[ˈt͡si̯elo]/ noun

The verdict

“cielo” is uncommon German (frequency #82,631 among 1,273 “C” headwords), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

#82,631
frequency rank, German
1,273
“C” headwords

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - weiter, entfernter Raum über dem Erdboden, begrenzt durch den Horizont

Corpus desk

Index DE-cielo · cielo · German

cielo · rank #82,631 · 0 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-RARE #82,631
  • LEN-MID 5 letters
  • VOW-3 3 vowels
  • CONFUS-0 No pairs
  • VAR-0 0 variants
  • BOOK-MID 1,273
  • PHOTO-FINISH chronischem

Nearest frequency peer: chronischem (-1 rank slots)

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.

Langschwanz-Ränge nahe „cielo“

Dünnes Band: Balken invertieren den Rang, seltenere Formen wirken kürzer

corpus weight

What this shows Langschwanz-Sicht: wo „cielo“ gegen ähnlich seltene deutsche Ränge sitzt.

Source FrequencyWords open word-frequency list As of September 3, 2026
Key facts for cielo
PropertyValue
Headwordcielo
LanguageGerman
Part of speechNoun
IPA[ˈt͡si̯elo]
Letters5
Frequency rank#82,631
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Langschwanz-Rang von „cielo“ im Deutschen

Von links nach rechts: die wenigen Träger des Alltags, dann der lange Schwanz kaum gebrauchter Formen.cielofällt in diesen Seltenheitsbereich:

#1#100#1K#10K#100K
← used constantlyrarely used →

Die Achse ist logarithmisch: jeder Tick markiert etwa zehnfach geringere Häufigkeit. Seltene Nachbarn derselben Bandbreite: „chronischem“ (#82,630), „clap“ (#82,632), „cleaner“ (#82,633). Unter 1,273 „C“-Lemmata liegt „cielo“ bei #82,631. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Rare enough to double-check

cielo is uncommon German at frequency #82,631 among 1,273 “C” headwords, classed as anoun, transcribed [ˈt͡si̯elo]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. 2 senses are on record.

The misspelling generator found no plausible variants for cielo, since its letter sequence doesn't invite the usual edit-distance slips. We don't track a confusable pairing for this entry, which usually means its spelling is distinct enough that readers don't reach for a similar-looking word instead.

Our source data has no etymology on file for this entry, leaving phoneme-to-grapheme mapping as the best guide to its spelling rather than a borrowing history. The correct German form is cielo, spelled C-I-E-L-O.

Definition

  1. 1
    weiter, entfernter Raum über dem Erdboden, begrenzt durch den Horizont
  2. 2
    jenseitige Welt/Sphäre der Götter/Gottheit

Recorded use

Wiktionary examples

These source excerpts show how cielo appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.

  1. „Ka forsan imagine tu vidis dum kelka sekundi / Denove en blu cielo flugar gracioza hirundi, […]“
  2. „Patro nia, qua esas en la cielo, tua nomo santigesez;“

Antonyms

Definitions, pronunciation, and etymology for this entry are drawn from Wiktionary via the kaikki.org structured extract (CC BY-SA); frequency ordering uses the FrequencyWords open word-frequency list (2018 German corpus, MIT). See the methodology for how each field is sourced and updated.

Frequently Asked Questions

How do you spell "cielo"?
"cielo" is spelled C-I-E-L-O. The IPA pronunciation is [ˈt͡si̯elo].
What does "cielo" mean?
As a noun, "cielo" means: weiter, entfernter Raum über dem Erdboden, begrenzt durch den Horizont
How do you pronounce "cielo"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "cielo" is [ˈt͡si̯elo]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "cielo" come from?
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Similar German words by spelling shape

Same letter count and similar misspelling depth for "cielo", not the corpus desk frequency band.

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked German headwords with 5 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

Source: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org) Structured Wiktionary extract

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list