cinnamon
/ˈsɪn.ə.mən/
"cinnamon" is a 8-letter English headword indexed on PlainSpell.
The verdict
“cinnamon” is a moderately-common English word, ranked #11,182 in English word frequency and used as a noun.
- #11,182
- frequency rank, English
- 8
- letters
- 10
- tracked misspellings
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - A small evergreen tree native to Sri Lanka and southern India, Cinnamomum verum or Cinnamomum zeylanicum, belonging to the family Lauraceae.
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | cinnamon |
| Language | English |
| Part of speech | Noun |
| IPA | /ˈsɪn.ə.mən/ |
| Letters | 8 |
| Frequency rank | #11,182 |
| Misspellings tracked | 10 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Where “cinnamon” sits in English frequency
Spelling & Dictionary Insight
The English entry for cinnamon is 8 letters long, classified as a noun, and transcribed in the International Phonetic Alphabet as /ˈsɪn.ə.mən/. Corpus data places it at rank #11,182 in overall English word frequency, marking it as uncommon enough that many writers pause before typing it. Wiktionary records 5 distinct senses for this headword, so context determines which meaning a reader should apply.
Our generated misspelling index lists 10 likely wrong-spelling variants for cinnamon, with forms such as "ccinnamon", "cinamon", and "cinanmon". Each of these forms differs from the correct spelling by one small edit: a doubled letter, a dropped silent letter, or a substituted vowel. Our confusable-pair dataset has no match for it, which usually means its spelling is distinct enough that readers don't reach for a similar-looking word instead.
Etymologically, the entry records: From Middle English synamome, from Old French cinnamone, from Latin cinnamon, cinnamomum, from Ancient Greek κιννάμωμον (kinnámōmon), later κίνναμον (kínnamon), according to Herodotus from Phoenician [Term?], cognate with Hebrew קִנָּמוֹן (qinnāmōn). The correct English form is cinnamon, spelled C-I-N-N-A-M-O-N.
Definition
- 1A small evergreen tree native to Sri Lanka and southern India, Cinnamomum verum or Cinnamomum zeylanicum, belonging to the family Lauraceae.
- 2Several related trees, notably the Indonesian cinnamon (Cinnamomum burmanni) and Chinese cinnamon or cassia (Cinnamomum aromaticum or Cinnamomum cassia).
- 3A spice from the dried aromatic bark of the cinnamon tree, either rolled into strips or ground into a powder. The word is commonly used as trade name for spices made of any of the species above.
- 4A spice from the dried aromatic bark of the cinnamon tree, either rolled into strips or ground into a powder. The word is commonly used as trade name for spices made of any of the species above.
- 5A warm yellowish-brown color, the color of cinnamon.
Etymology
From Middle English synamome, from Old French cinnamone, from Latin cinnamon, cinnamomum, from Ancient Greek κιννάμωμον (kinnámōmon), later κίνναμον (kínnamon), according to Herodotus from Phoenician [Term?], cognate with Hebrew קִנָּמוֹן (qinnāmōn).
This word in other languages
Common misspellings
Also misspelled as: ccinnamon,cinamon,cinanmon,cinnammon,cinnamno,cinnamonn,cinnaomn,cinnmaon,cninamon,icnnamon
Misspelling Pattern Breakdown
How far each generated variant is from the correct spelling of cinnamon - expressed in single-character edits (insert, delete, or swap one letter). Bigger bars stand out at a glance; a one-edit slip is the hardest to catch.
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 English corpus, MIT). See the methodology for how each field is sourced and updated.
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Using “cinnamon”
The practical upshot for anyone who landed here from a spell-check.
- The one correct English spelling is C-I-N-N-A-M-O-N - every other letter order is a misspelling in standard orthography.
- Say it as /ˈsɪn.ə.mən/ (IPA); tap the speaker on the pronunciation badge to hear it where audio exists.
- Browse more English words and confusable pairs in the same reference. English words
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.