CIO

[ˌsiːaɪ̯ˈʔɔʊ]

/[ˌsiːaɪ̯ˈʔɔʊ]/ noun

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The verdict

“CIO” is uncommon German (frequency #50,373 among 1,273 “C” headwords), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

#50,373
frequency rank, German
1,273
“C” headwords

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Geheimdienst von Simbabwe

Corpus desk

Index DE-cio · CIO · German

CIO · rank #50,373 · 0 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-RARE #50,373
  • LEN-MID 3 letters
  • VOW-2 2 vowels
  • CONFUS-0 No pairs
  • VAR-0 0 variants
  • BOOK-MID 1,273
  • PHOTO-FINISH chiefs

Nearest frequency peer: chiefs (-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 „CIO“

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

corpus weight

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

Source FrequencyWords open word-frequency list As of September 3, 2026
Key facts for CIO
PropertyValue
HeadwordCIO
LanguageGerman
Part of speechNoun
IPA[ˌsiːaɪ̯ˈʔɔʊ]
Letters3
Frequency rank#50,373
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Langschwanz-Rang von „CIO“ im Deutschen

Die Häufigkeit läuft von den wenigen Alltagswörtern (links) bis zur langen, seltenen Schwanzseite (rechts).CIOfällt in diesen Seltenheitsbereich:

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

Die Ticks laufen logarithmisch; jeder ist rund zehnmal seltener. Seltene Nachbarn derselben Bandbreite: „chiefs“ (#50,372), „Chia“ (#50,371), „chemisches“ (#50,370). Unter 1,273 „C“-Lemmata liegt „CIO“ bei #50,373. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Rare enough to double-check

CIO is uncommon German at frequency #50,373 among 1,273 “C” headwords, classed as anoun, transcribed [ˌsiːaɪ̯ˈʔɔʊ]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "Geheimdienst von Simbabwe".

We couldn't generate a plausible misspelling set for CIO, and the word's spelling is regular enough that our generator found nothing worth flagging. Our confusable-pair dataset has no match for it, suggesting its spelling stands apart enough that readers rarely confuse it with something else.

This headword's origin isn't recorded in our source data, so its spelling pattern is best understood through pronunciation rather than a traceable origin. The correct German form is CIO, spelled C-I-O.

Definition

  1. 1
    Geheimdienst von Simbabwe

Recorded use

Wiktionary example

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

  1. „Mugabe stärkte seine Kontrolle über die Sicherheitskräfte, indem er die CIO aus dem Innenministerium auslagterte und direkt dem Premierminister unterstellte, während er mit Augustine Chihuri einen engen Vertrauten zum Chef der Polizei ernannte.“

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 "CIO"?
"CIO" is spelled C-I-O. The IPA pronunciation is [ˌsiːaɪ̯ˈʔɔʊ].
What does "CIO" mean?
As a noun, "CIO" means: Geheimdienst von Simbabwe
How do you pronounce "CIO"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "CIO" is [ˌsiːaɪ̯ˈʔɔʊ]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "CIO" come from?
"CIO" is a German word. You can look up definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data for this and other words across English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German on PlainSpell.
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Similar German words by spelling shape

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

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked German headwords with 3 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

cab#50,363AVG#50,302ape#50,269AKH#50,253

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list