ceja

[ˈsexa]

/[ˈsexa]/ noun

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The verdict

“ceja” has 6 generated spelling variants in the Spanish index at frequency #17,626. The variants make it a useful spelling check.

#17,626
frequency rank, Spanish
8,288
“C” headwords
6
tracked misspellings
20
confusable pairs

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Área cubierta de pelo ubicada aproximadamente 2 cm sobre el ojo en la cara humana y también en la mayor parte de los primates y otros mamíferos.

Corpus desk

Index ES-ceja · ceja · Spanish

ceja · rank #17,626 · 6 variants · 20 confusables

  • FREQ-MID #17,626
  • LEN-MID 4 letters
  • VOW-2 2 vowels
  • CONFUS-HIGH 20 pairs
  • VAR-MID 6 variants
  • BOOK-DENSE 8,288
  • PHOTO-FINISH carnal

Nearest frequency peer: carnal (-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 “ceja”

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

corpus weight

What this shows “ceja” 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).

ceja vs ceo
50% similar
ceja vs cha
50% similar
ceja vs cel
50% similar

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

Key facts for ceja
PropertyValue
Headwordceja
LanguageSpanish
Part of speechNoun
IPA[ˈsexa]
Letters4
Frequency rank#17,626
Misspellings tracked6
Confusable pairs20
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Frecuencia del imán ortográfico “ceja”

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

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

Los ticks avanzan en logaritmo; cada uno es del orden de diez veces más raro. En la misma franja de rareza aparecen “carnal” (#17,625), “celebraba” (#17,627), “celebrarse” (#17,628). Entre 8,288 lemas con “C”, “ceja” va en #17,626. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

A misspelling magnet

The generator records 6 spelling variants around ceja (IPA [ˈsexa]), anoun. Corpus frequency is #17,626 among 8,288 “C” headwords. Wiktionary lists 2 senses, so context still picks the gloss.

Our generated misspelling index lists 6 likely wrong-spelling variants for ceja, with forms such as "cceja", "ceaj", and "cejja". 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 20 confusable-pair relationships, "ceo", "cha", "cel", and more, since the words sound or look close enough that writers reach for the wrong one mid-sentence.

This entry carries no recorded etymology, leaving phoneme-to-grapheme mapping as the best guide to its spelling rather than a borrowing history. The correct Spanish form is ceja, spelled C-E-J-A.

Definition

  1. 1
    Área cubierta de pelo ubicada aproximadamente 2 cm sobre el ojo en la cara humana y también en la mayor parte de los primates y otros mamíferos.
  2. 2
    Roza horizontal que se hace en una pared a manera de imposta para labrar una bóveda.

This word in other languages

eyebrow(English)sourcil(Français)Augenbraue(Deutsch)sobrancelha(Português)

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as:

  • cceja
  • ceaj
  • cejja
  • cjea
  • ecja
  • seja

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

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

cceja1ceaj2cejja1cjea2ecja2seja1
Edit distance from "ceja"

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 "ceja"?
"ceja" is spelled C-E-J-A. The IPA pronunciation is [ˈsexa].
What does "ceja" mean?
As a noun, "ceja" means: Área cubierta de pelo ubicada aproximadamente 2 cm sobre el ojo en la cara humana y también en la mayor parte de los primates y otros mamíferos.
What words are commonly confused with "ceja"?
"ceja" is commonly confused with "ceo", "cha", "cel". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.
How do you pronounce "ceja"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "ceja" is [ˈsexa]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "ceja" come from?
"ceja" is a Spanish word. PlainSpell covers definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data across English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German.
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Similar Spanish words by spelling shape

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

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked Spanish headwords with 4 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

bajé#17,607rabo#17,526popa#17,517peón#17,513

Similar misspelling depth

Headwords with a similar count of attested misspellings (6 here; floor ≥5).

óxido6 variantsenoja6 variantsTania6 variantsKyle6 variants

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list