ceibo

[ˈsejβ̞o]

/[ˈsejβ̞o]/ noun

The verdict

“ceibo” is uncommon Spanish (frequency #75,242 among 8,288 “C” headwords), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

#75,242
frequency rank, Spanish
8,288
“C” headwords

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - (Erythrina crista-galli). Árbol nativo del río de la Plata. Lo más característico son las flores rojas, que se utilizan para teñir telas y también son ornamentales.

Corpus desk

Index ES-ceibo · ceibo · Spanish

ceibo · rank #75,242 · 0 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-RARE #75,242
  • LEN-MID 5 letters
  • VOW-3 3 vowels
  • CONFUS-0 No pairs
  • VAR-0 0 variants
  • BOOK-DENSE 8,288
  • PHOTO-FINISH cefalorraquíd…

Nearest frequency peer: cefalorraquídeo (-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 “ceibo”

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 “ceibo” se sitúa frente a rangos españoles igualmente raros.

Source FrequencyWords open word-frequency list As of September 3, 2026
Key facts for ceibo
PropertyValue
Headwordceibo
LanguageSpanish
Part of speechNoun
IPA[ˈsejβ̞o]
Letters5
Frequency rank#75,242
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Cola larga: rango de “ceibo” en español

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

#1#100#1K#10K#100K
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Los ticks avanzan en logaritmo; cada uno es del orden de diez veces más raro. Vecinos raros de la misma franja: “cefalorraquídeo” (#75,241), “celadores” (#75,243), “cedería” (#75,240). Entre 8,288 lemas con “C”, “ceibo” va en #75,242. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Rare enough to double-check

ceibo is uncommon Spanish at frequency #75,242 among 8,288 “C” headwords, classed as anoun, transcribed [ˈsejβ̞o]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. 2 senses are on record.

No generated misspelling entries exist for ceibo in our index, a straightforward case of a spelling with little room for common typos. Our confusable-pair dataset has no match for it, suggesting its spelling stands apart enough that readers rarely confuse it with something else.

This entry carries no recorded etymology, so its spelling is easiest to reason about phoneme by phoneme, absent a documented history. The correct Spanish form is ceibo, spelled C-E-I-B-O.

Definition

  1. 1
    (Erythrina crista-galli). Árbol nativo del río de la Plata. Lo más característico son las flores rojas, que se utilizan para teñir telas y también son ornamentales.
  2. 2
    (Erythrina poeppigiana) Árbol caducifolio de la familia Fabaceae nativo la zona intertropical de Centroamérica, Sudamérica y Antillas Mayores. Es usado por su valor ornamental debido a su amplia floración y para dar sombra a otros cultivos.

Recorded use

Wiktionary example

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

  1. Las aves, por mirarse en sus cristales, Llegaban de lejanos horizontes Los seíbos aborígenes colgaban Ante él las rojas crestas de sus flores.

Synonyms

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 "ceibo"?
"ceibo" is spelled C-E-I-B-O. The IPA pronunciation is [ˈsejβ̞o].
What does "ceibo" mean?
As a noun, "ceibo" means: (Erythrina crista-galli). Árbol nativo del río de la Plata. Lo más característico son las flores rojas, que se utilizan para teñir telas y también son ornamentales.
How do you pronounce "ceibo"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "ceibo" is [ˈsejβ̞o]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "ceibo" come from?
"ceibo" 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 "ceibo", not the corpus desk frequency band.

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked Spanish headwords with 5 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list