ceñir
[seˈɲiɾ]
The verdict
“ceñir” is uncommon Spanish (outside the top frequency list), classed as a verb. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
- Unranked
- below top-frequency Spanish
- 5
- letters
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Rodear y ajustar al cuerpo —especialmente a la cintura— el vestido u otra cosa.
Corpus desk
Index ES-cenir · ceñir · Spanish
ceñir · unranked · 0 variants · 0 confusables
- FREQ-UNRANKED Unranked
- LEN-MID 5 letters
- VOW-2 2 vowels
- CONFUS-0 No pairs
- VAR-0 0 variants
- BOOK-THIN "C" thin
- PHOTO-UNK Peer pending
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.
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | ceñir |
| Language | Spanish |
| Part of speech | Verb |
| IPA | [seˈɲiɾ] |
| Letters | 5 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Cola larga: rango de “ceñir” en español
Rare enough to double-check
ceñir is uncommon Spanish outside the top frequency list, classed as averb, transcribed [seˈɲiɾ]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. 5 senses are on record.
The misspelling generator found no plausible variants for ceñir, a straightforward case of a spelling with little room for common typos. No confusable counterpart is on file for this word, since no other headword is close enough in sound or shape to pair with it.
This entry's etymology isn't recorded, 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 ceñir, spelled C-E-Ñ-I-R.
Definition
- 1Rodear y ajustar al cuerpo —especialmente a la cintura— el vestido u otra cosa.
- 2No sobrepasar un límite fijado.
- 3Navegar a vela en contra de la dirección del viento.
- 4En el ámbito de acción militar o de combate: Cercar, estrechar.
- 5Reducir la extensión de algo.
Recorded use
Wiktionary examplesThese source excerpts show how ceñir appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.
sus mujeres, excesivamente maquilladas, con sus vestidos de flores demasiado ceñidos y sus escarpines de grueso tacón.
Esa noche me entregué a ti, nada más que por sentirte ciñéndome la cintura.
Synonyms
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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.