cedilla
[seˈð̞iʝa]
The verdict
“cedilla” is uncommon Spanish (outside the top frequency list), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
- Unranked
- below top-frequency Spanish
- 7
- letters
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Signo de escritura (gráfico) que combina la letra c con una coma o virgulilla debajo (suscrita) y representa diversos sonidos y diferentes idiomas. No se usa en el español actual, pero en el pasado...
Corpus desk
Index ES-cedilla · cedilla · Spanish
cedilla · unranked · 0 variants · 0 confusables
- FREQ-UNRANKED Unranked
- LEN-LONG 7 letters
- VOW-3 3 vowels
- CONFUS-0 No pairs
- VAR-0 0 variants
- BOOK-THIN "C" thin
- PHOTO-UNK Peer pending
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.
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | cedilla |
| Language | Spanish |
| Part of speech | Noun |
| IPA | [seˈð̞iʝa] |
| Letters | 7 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Cola larga: rango de “cedilla” en español
Rare enough to double-check
cedilla is uncommon Spanish outside the top frequency list, classed as anoun, transcribed [seˈð̞iʝa]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. 3 senses are on record.
No generated misspelling entries exist for cedilla in our index, which points to an orthography that plays by predictable Spanish rules. No close-neighbour confusable shows up for this headword in our dataset, a sign it's visually distinctive enough not to be mixed up with another word.
No borrowing history is documented for this entry, so its spelling is easiest explained by how it's pronounced rather than where it came from. The correct Spanish form is cedilla, spelled C-E-D-I-L-L-A.
Definition
- 1Signo de escritura (gráfico) que combina la letra c con una coma o virgulilla debajo (suscrita) y representa diversos sonidos y diferentes idiomas. No se usa en el español actual, pero en el pasado, así como en francés, portugués, etc., representa el sonido equivalente, para -ça, -ço, -çu, al de la combinación -ce, -ci.
- 2Pequeña raya, vírgula o comilla que se pone debajo de ciertas letras, especialmente la ç, para indicar diversos sonidos en diferentes idiomas.
- 3Diminutivo de ceda.
This word in other languages
Definitions, pronunciation, and etymology for this entry are drawn from Wiktionary via the kaikki.org structured extract (CC BY-SA). See the methodology for how each field is sourced and updated.