cebada

[seˈβ̞að̞a]

/[seˈβ̞að̞a]/ noun

The verdict

“cebada” has 10 generated spelling variants in the Spanish index at frequency #18,763. The variants make it a useful spelling check.

#18,763
frequency rank, Spanish
8,288
“C” headwords
10
tracked misspellings
20
confusable pairs

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - (Hordeum vulgare) Planta anual, herbácea, de la familia de las gramíneas, extensamente cultivada para la alimentación del hombre y los animales. Es más rústico que otros cereales, aún que el centen...

Corpus desk

Index ES-cebada · cebada · Spanish

cebada · rank #18,763 · 10 variants · 20 confusables

  • FREQ-MID #18,763
  • LEN-LONG 6 letters
  • VOW-3 3 vowels
  • CONFUS-HIGH 20 pairs
  • VAR-MID 10 variants
  • BOOK-DENSE 8,288
  • PHOTO-FINISH Chaves

Nearest frequency peer: Chaves (+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.

Pares de rango junto al imán ortográfico “cebada”

Misma franja de rareza: útil si un typo cae en un lema vecino

corpus weight

What this shows “cebada” está entre estos pares FrequencyWords; la profundidad de typo se mide aparte en el gráfico de distancia de edición.

Source FrequencyWords open word-frequency list As of September 3, 2026

Visual similarity to commonly confused words

How many letter changes separate each confused pair (Levenshtein distance, normalized).

cebada vs ceda
67% similar
cebada vs celda
67% similar
cebada vs cerda
67% similar

Source: PlainSpell confusable corpus (Wiktionary, CC BY-SA).

Key facts for cebada
PropertyValue
Headwordcebada
LanguageSpanish
Part of speechNoun
IPA[seˈβ̞að̞a]
Letters6
Frequency rank#18,763
Misspellings tracked10
Confusable pairs20
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Frecuencia del imán ortográfico “cebada”

Esta escala corre desde el núcleo del español cotidiano (izquierda) hasta el rastro de formas rara vez usadas (derecha).cebadacae aquí:

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

La escala es logarítmica (cada marca ≈ 10× más rara). En la misma franja de rareza aparecen “Chaves” (#18,764), “Catamarca” (#18,761), “chorizo” (#18,765). Entre 8,288 lemas con “C”, “cebada” va en #18,763. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

A misspelling magnet

The generator records 10 spelling variants around cebada (IPA [seˈβ̞að̞a]), anoun. Corpus frequency is #18,763 among 8,288 “C” headwords. Dominant gloss: "(Hordeum vulgare) Planta anual, herbácea, de la familia de las gramíneas, extensamente cultivada para la alimentación del hombre y los animales. Es más rústico que otros cereales, aún que el centen...".

Our generated misspelling index lists 10 likely wrong-spelling variants for cebada, with forms such as "cbeada", "ccebada", and "ceabda". Each of these forms differs from the correct spelling by one small edit: a doubled letter, a dropped silent letter, or a substituted vowel. It also participates in 20 confusable-pair relationships, "ceda", "celda", "cerda", and more, since the words sound or look close enough that writers reach for the wrong one mid-sentence.

Our source data has no etymology on file for this entry, so its spelling is best read as a straightforward mapping from sound to letter. The correct Spanish form is cebada, spelled C-E-B-A-D-A.

Definition

  1. 1
    (Hordeum vulgare) Planta anual, herbácea, de la familia de las gramíneas, extensamente cultivada para la alimentación del hombre y los animales. Es más rústico que otros cereales, aún que el centeno; tiene el tallo cilíndrico, de hasta 2m de altura, con hojas lineales, e inflorescencias en espigas formadas por espiguillas uniformes y grano aguzado en los extremos.

This word in other languages

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as:

  • cbeada
  • ccebada
  • ceabda
  • cebaad
  • cebadda
  • cebbada
  • cebdaa
  • cevada
  • ecbada
  • sebada

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

How far each generated variant is from the correct spelling of cebada - counted as single-character edits (an insertion, a deletion, or a substituted letter). The larger the bar, the easier the typo is to spot; one-edit slips are the ones that sneak past readers.

cbeada2ccebada1ceabda2cebaad2cebadda1cebbada1cebdaa2cevada1
Edit distance from "cebada"

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 Spanish corpus, MIT). See the methodology for how each field is sourced and updated.

Frequently Asked Questions

How do you spell "cebada"?
"cebada" is spelled C-E-B-A-D-A. The IPA pronunciation is [seˈβ̞að̞a].
What does "cebada" mean?
As a noun, "cebada" means: (Hordeum vulgare) Planta anual, herbácea, de la familia de las gramíneas, extensamente cultivada para la alimentación del hombre y los animales. Es más rústico que otros cereales, aún que el centen...
What words are commonly confused with "cebada"?
"cebada" is commonly confused with "ceda", "celda", "cerda". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.
How do you pronounce "cebada"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "cebada" is [seˈβ̞að̞a]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "cebada" come from?
"cebada" is a Spanish word. PlainSpell's reference spans five languages -- English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German -- with definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data for each.
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Similar Spanish words by spelling shape

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

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked Spanish headwords with 6 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

Similar misspelling depth

Headwords with a similar count of attested misspellings (10 here; floor ≥5).

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list