cebolla

[seˈβ̞oʝa]

/[seˈβ̞oʝa]/ noun

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The verdict

“cebolla” has 10 generated spelling variants in the Spanish index at frequency #7,520. The variants make it a useful spelling check.

#7,520
frequency rank, Spanish
8,288
“C” headwords
10
tracked misspellings
2
confusable pairs

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - (Allium cepa) Hierba bulbosa de la familia de las Aliáceas, cultivada casi universalmente para su empleo en gastronomía; se consume principalmente el bulbo. Las hojas son tubulares, basales, forman...

Corpus desk

Index ES-cebolla · cebolla · Spanish

cebolla · rank #7,520 · 10 variants · 2 confusables

  • FREQ-COMMON #7,520
  • LEN-LONG 7 letters
  • VOW-3 3 vowels
  • CONFUS-LOW 2 pairs
  • VAR-MID 10 variants
  • BOOK-DENSE 8,288
  • PHOTO-FINISH catorce

Nearest frequency peer: catorce (-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 “cebolla”

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

corpus weight

What this shows “cebolla” 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).

cebolla vs criolla
71% similar
cebolla vs cebollas
88% similar

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

Key facts for cebolla
PropertyValue
Headwordcebolla
LanguageSpanish
Part of speechNoun
IPA[seˈβ̞oʝa]
Letters7
Frequency rank#7,520
Misspellings tracked10
Confusable pairs2
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Frecuencia del imán ortográfico “cebolla”

La frecuencia va del puñado de palabras que usamos sin parar (izquierda) a la cola larga que apenas aparece (derecha).cebollacae aquí:

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

El eje es logarítmico: cada tick marca unas diez veces menos frecuencia. En la misma franja de rareza aparecen “catorce” (#7,519), “certificados” (#7,521), “Carl” (#7,518). Entre 8,288 lemas con “C”, “cebolla” va en #7,520. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

A misspelling magnet

The generator records 10 spelling variants around cebolla (IPA [seˈβ̞oʝa]), anoun. Corpus frequency is #7,520 among 8,288 “C” headwords. Wiktionary lists 3 senses, so context still picks the gloss.

Our generated misspelling index lists 10 likely wrong-spelling variants for cebolla, with forms such as "cbeolla", "ccebolla", and "cebbolla". Every one of these variants traces to a single-character edit -- an added or dropped letter, a swapped consonant, or a vowel swap -- the kind of slip a spell-checker is built to catch. It also participates in 2 confusable-pair relationships, "criolla", "cebollas", where similar look or sound leads writers to substitute one word for another in context.

No documented word history exists for this headword, so spelling patterns must be inferred from the word's phoneme-to-grapheme mapping rather than from a documented borrowing chain. The correct Spanish form is cebolla, spelled C-E-B-O-L-L-A.

Definition

  1. 1
    (Allium cepa) Hierba bulbosa de la familia de las Aliáceas, cultivada casi universalmente para su empleo en gastronomía; se consume principalmente el bulbo. Las hojas son tubulares, basales, formando una roseta erecta o dispersa que brota de los bulbos subterráneos, y alcanzan los 65 cm de altura; son de color verde oscuro, glabras. Presenta también uno o más tallos florales, más erectos y largos que las hojas adyacentes. Carecen por lo general de hojas, aunque pueden poseer un par, caulinas; en su ápice brota una umbela esferoidal, raramente poblada de flores pediceladas.
  2. 2
    Bulbo de esta planta, consumido crudo o cocido como parte de innumerables preparaciones gastronómicas. Es blanco por lo general —aunque existen variedades rosadas o rojizas—, aproximadamente esferoidal, y está protegido por una fina piel cartácea de color pardo o blanco. Posee un sabor y olor fuerte, debido a la alicina, que se suaviza con la cocción.
  3. 3
    Por extensión, varias otras plantas del género Allium.

Recorded use

Wiktionary example

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

  1. «Freír los 6 dientes de ajo y cebolla, añadir 1 1/4 de litro de agua y el epazote, dejar sazonar».

This word in other languages

onion(English)oignon(Français)Zwiebel(Deutsch)cebola(Português)

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as:

  • cbeolla
  • ccebolla
  • cebbolla
  • ceblola
  • cebola
  • cebolal
  • ceoblla
  • cevolla
  • ecbolla
  • sebolla

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

How far each generated variant is from the correct spelling of cebolla - 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.

cbeolla2ccebolla1cebbolla1ceblola2cebola1cebolal2ceoblla2cevolla1
Edit distance from "cebolla"

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 "cebolla"?
"cebolla" is spelled C-E-B-O-L-L-A. The IPA pronunciation is [seˈβ̞oʝa].
What does "cebolla" mean?
As a noun, "cebolla" means: (Allium cepa) Hierba bulbosa de la familia de las Aliáceas, cultivada casi universalmente para su empleo en gastronomía; se consume principalmente el bulbo. Las hojas son tubulares, basales, forman...
What words are commonly confused with "cebolla"?
"cebolla" is commonly confused with "criolla", "cebollas". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.
How do you pronounce "cebolla"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "cebolla" is [seˈβ̞oʝa]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "cebolla" come from?
"cebolla" 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 "cebolla", not the corpus desk frequency band.

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked Spanish headwords with 7 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

catorce#7,519ahorros#7,509agarrar#7,508aceptan#7,505

Similar misspelling depth

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

cátedra10 variantstribus10 variantstirando10 variantspecados10 variants

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list