ceibal

[sejˈβ̞al]

/[sejˈβ̞al]/ noun

The verdict

“ceibal” is uncommon Spanish (frequency #57,610 among 8,288 “C” headwords), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

#57,610
frequency rank, Spanish
8,288
“C” headwords

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Sitio poblado de ceibos.

Corpus desk

Index ES-ceibal · ceibal · Spanish

ceibal · rank #57,610 · 0 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-RARE #57,610
  • LEN-LONG 6 letters
  • VOW-3 3 vowels
  • CONFUS-0 No pairs
  • VAR-0 0 variants
  • BOOK-DENSE 8,288
  • PHOTO-FINISH Ceferino

Nearest frequency peer: Ceferino (-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.

Rangos de cola larga cerca de “ceibal”

Banda escasa: las barras invierten el rango para que lo raro se lea más corto

corpus weight

What this shows Vista de cola larga: dónde “ceibal” se sitúa frente a rangos españoles igualmente raros.

Source FrequencyWords open word-frequency list As of September 3, 2026
Key facts for ceibal
PropertyValue
Headwordceibal
LanguageSpanish
Part of speechNoun
IPA[sejˈβ̞al]
Letters6
Frequency rank#57,610
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Cola larga: rango de “ceibal” en español

La frecuencia va del puñado de palabras que usamos sin parar (izquierda) a la cola larga que apenas aparece (derecha).ceibalcae en esta cola de rareza:

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

El eje es logarítmico: cada tick marca unas diez veces menos frecuencia. Vecinos raros de la misma franja: “Ceferino” (#57,609), “cementera” (#57,611), “cebras” (#57,608). Entre 8,288 lemas con “C”, “ceibal” va en #57,610. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Rare enough to double-check

ceibal is uncommon Spanish at frequency #57,610 among 8,288 “C” headwords, classed as anoun, transcribed [sejˈβ̞al]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "Sitio poblado de ceibos.".

No generated misspelling entries exist for ceibal in our index, suggesting the orthography follows predictable Spanish patterns. This entry stands alone in our confusable dataset, a sign it's visually distinctive enough not to be mixed up with another word.

No borrowing history is documented for this entry, leaving phoneme-to-grapheme mapping as the best guide to its spelling rather than a borrowing history. The correct Spanish form is ceibal, spelled C-E-I-B-A-L.

Definition

  1. 1
    Sitio poblado de ceibos.

Recorded use

Wiktionary example

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

  1. Chuá, chuá, chuá ja ja ja No cantes más, torcacita Que llora sangre el ceibal

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 "ceibal"?
"ceibal" is spelled C-E-I-B-A-L. The IPA pronunciation is [sejˈβ̞al].
What does "ceibal" mean?
As a noun, "ceibal" means: Sitio poblado de ceibos.
How do you pronounce "ceibal"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "ceibal" is [sejˈβ̞al]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "ceibal" come from?
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Similar Spanish words by spelling shape

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

Same letter count

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

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list