ceiba
[ˈsejβ̞a]
The verdict
“ceiba” is a moderately-common Spanish word, ranked #31,695 in Spanish word frequency and used as a noun.
- #31,695
- frequency rank, Spanish
- 5
- letters
- 8
- tracked misspellings
- 20
- confusable pairs
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - (Ceiba). Árbol americano, de la familia de las malváceas, de unos 30 metros de altura, con tronco grueso color ceniciento, copa extensa casi horizontal, ramas rojizas y espinosas, hojas palmeadas, ...
Visual similarity to commonly confused words
How many letter changes separate each confused pair (Levenshtein distance, normalized).
Source: PlainSpell confusable corpus (Wiktionary, CC BY-SA).
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | ceiba |
| Language | Spanish |
| Part of speech | Noun |
| IPA | [ˈsejβ̞a] |
| Letters | 5 |
| Frequency rank | #31,695 |
| Misspellings tracked | 8 |
| Confusable pairs | 20 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Where “ceiba” sits in Spanish frequency
Spelling & Dictionary Insight
The Spanish entry for ceiba is 5 letters long, classified as a noun, and transcribed in the International Phonetic Alphabet as [ˈsejβ̞a]. Corpus data places it at rank #31,695 in overall Spanish word frequency, marking it as uncommon enough that many writers pause before typing it. Wiktionary records 2 distinct senses for this headword, so context determines which meaning a reader should apply.
Our generated misspelling index lists 8 likely wrong-spelling variants for ceiba, with forms such as "cceiba", "cebia", and "ceiab". Each variant is a distinct typo pattern an edit-distance generator flags, typically a doubled-consonant error, a silent-letter drop, or a vowel substitution. It also participates in 20 confusable-pair relationships, "cía", "Cuba", "cita", and more, a pairing that trips writers up because the two words share enough sound or shape to blur together.
This headword's origin isn't recorded in our source data, so its spelling is best explained by sound-to-letter mapping rather than etymology. The correct Spanish form is ceiba, spelled C-E-I-B-A.
Definition
- 1(Ceiba). Árbol americano, de la familia de las malváceas, de unos 30 metros de altura, con tronco grueso color ceniciento, copa extensa casi horizontal, ramas rojizas y espinosas, hojas palmeadas, flores rojas axilares, y frutos cónicos. Con su madera se fabrica celulosa y piezas como adoquines para suelo de las calles; con la fibra algodonosa de sus frutos se rellenan almhoadas.
- 2(Erythrina). Árbol tropical.^([cita requerida])
Common misspellings
Also misspelled as: cceiba,cebia,ceiab,ceibba,ceiva,cieba,eciba,seiba
Misspelling Pattern Breakdown
How far each generated variant is from the correct spelling of ceiba - measured in single-character edits (insert, delete, or substitute a letter). Larger bars are easier to catch; one-edit slips are the sneakiest.
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.
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Using “ceiba”
The practical upshot for anyone who landed here from a spell-check.
- The one correct Spanish spelling is C-E-I-B-A - every other letter order is a misspelling in standard orthography.
- Say it as [ˈsejβ̞a] (IPA); tap the speaker on the pronunciation badge to hear it where audio exists.
- Don't mix it up with “cía” - see the side-by-side comparison. ceiba vs cía
- Browse more Spanish words and confusable pairs in the same reference. Spanish 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.