cenefa

[seˈnefa]

/[seˈnefa]/ noun

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The verdict

“cenefa” is uncommon Spanish (frequency #89,669 among 8,288 “C” headwords), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

#89,669
frequency rank, Spanish
8,288
“C” headwords

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Lista sobrepuesta o tejida en los bordes de las cortinas, doseles, pañuelos, etc., de la misma tela y a veces de otra distinta.

Corpus desk

Index ES-cenefa · cenefa · Spanish

cenefa · rank #89,669 · 0 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-RARE #89,669
  • LEN-LONG 6 letters
  • VOW-3 3 vowels
  • CONFUS-0 No pairs
  • VAR-0 0 variants
  • BOOK-DENSE 8,288
  • PHOTO-FINISH cepos

Nearest frequency peer: cepos (+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 “cenefa”

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

Source FrequencyWords open word-frequency list As of September 3, 2026
Key facts for cenefa
PropertyValue
Headwordcenefa
LanguageSpanish
Part of speechNoun
IPA[seˈnefa]
Letters6
Frequency rank#89,669
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Cola larga: rango de “cenefa” en español

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

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

Los ticks avanzan en logaritmo; cada uno es del orden de diez veces más raro. Vecinos raros de la misma franja: “cepos” (#89,670), “chantajea” (#89,671), “cebiche” (#89,666). Entre 8,288 lemas con “C”, “cenefa” va en #89,669. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Rare enough to double-check

cenefa is uncommon Spanish at frequency #89,669 among 8,288 “C” headwords, classed as anoun, transcribed [seˈnefa]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. 6 senses are on record.

Zero misspellings are on record for cenefa in our index, which points to an orthography that plays by predictable Spanish rules. No confusable counterpart is on file for this word, which tends to mean the word is visually distinctive enough to stand on its own.

No documented word history exists for this headword, so its spelling is best read as a straightforward mapping from sound to letter. The correct Spanish form is cenefa, spelled C-E-N-E-F-A.

Definition

  1. 1
    Lista sobrepuesta o tejida en los bordes de las cortinas, doseles, pañuelos, etc., de la misma tela y a veces de otra distinta.
  2. 2
    En las casullas, lista de en medio, la cual suele ser de tela o de color diferente de la de los lados.
  3. 3
    Dibujo de ornamentación que se pone a lo largo de los muros, pavimentos y techos y suele consistir en elementos repetidos de un mismo adorno.
  4. 4
    Madero grueso que rodea una cofa, o en que termina o apoya su armazón.
  5. 5
    Cada uno de los cantos circularea de la armazón de los tambores en las ruedas de un vapor.
  6. 6
    Tira de lona que cuelga de las relingas del toldo, para que no entre el sol.

Recorded use

Wiktionary examples

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

  1. «¿Estás escuchando, Mercedes? ¿Te has dormido? Han llegado a faltar cosas, últimamente han faltado cosas, como lo oyes, y los berilos, por lo visto, figúrate qué horror, los tiene ya Montoya y los está tasando, y todo el ajuar entero entero, todo de hilo blanco y el soutien, los los, porque se ha hecho una docena, bordada a mano toda la cenefa... La abuel…
  2. «Don Lisardo perdió luego la mirada en las blancas tapias de un cementerio con su puerta de rejas de forja, que se adornaban por lo alto con una cenefa en la que se implicaban alfas y omegas, cruces, palmas y soles flameantes».

Synonyms

bordado

This word in other languages

border(English)plinthe(Français)

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 "cenefa"?
"cenefa" is spelled C-E-N-E-F-A. The IPA pronunciation is [seˈnefa].
What does "cenefa" mean?
As a noun, "cenefa" means: Lista sobrepuesta o tejida en los bordes de las cortinas, doseles, pañuelos, etc., de la misma tela y a veces de otra distinta.
How do you pronounce "cenefa"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "cenefa" is [seˈnefa]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "cenefa" come from?
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Similar Spanish words by spelling shape

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

Same letter count

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

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list