cejilla
[seˈxiʝa]
The verdict
“cejilla” 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 May 6, 2026) - Dispositivo consistente en una barra que se coloca en el mástil de una guitarra presionando las cuerdas a la altura de un traste para acortar la longitud efectiva de las mismas, elevando así su tono.
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | cejilla |
| Language | Spanish |
| Part of speech | Noun |
| IPA | [seˈxiʝa] |
| Letters | 7 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Where “cejilla” sits in Spanish frequency
Rare enough to double-check
cejilla is uncommon Spanish outside the top frequency list, classed as anoun, transcribed [seˈxiʝa]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. 2 senses are on record.
cejilla has no tracked misspelling variants, a straightforward case of a spelling with little room for common typos. Our confusable-pair dataset has no match for it, a sign it's visually distinctive enough not to be mixed up with another word.
Our source data has no etymology on file for this entry, so spelling patterns must be inferred from the word's phoneme-to-grapheme mapping rather than from a documented borrowing chain. The correct Spanish form is cejilla, spelled C-E-J-I-L-L-A.
Definition
- 1Dispositivo consistente en una barra que se coloca en el mástil de una guitarra presionando las cuerdas a la altura de un traste para acortar la longitud efectiva de las mismas, elevando así su tono.
- 2Por extensión, imitación de la cejilla que se hace con el dedo índice sobre uno de los trastes de la guitarra.
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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.
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Using “cejilla”
The practical upshot for anyone who landed here from a spell-check.
- The one correct Spanish spelling is C-E-J-I-L-L-A - every other letter order is a misspelling in standard orthography.
- Say it as [seˈxiʝa] (IPA); tap the speaker on the pronunciation badge to hear it where audio exists.
- 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.