cenobio
[seˈnoβ̞jo]
The verdict
“cenobio” is an uncommon Spanish word, ranked #81,785 in Spanish word frequency and used as a noun.
- #81,785
- frequency rank, Spanish
- 7
- letters
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - Monasterio. Condición intrinseca de la vida monástica comunitaria. El cenobio se refiere a las actividades de meditación y recogimiento propias de las comunidades religiosas.
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | cenobio |
| Language | Spanish |
| Part of speech | Noun |
| IPA | [seˈnoβ̞jo] |
| Letters | 7 |
| Frequency rank | #81,785 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Where “cenobio” sits in Spanish frequency
Spelling & Dictionary Insight
The Spanish entry for cenobio is 7 letters long, classified as a noun, and transcribed in the International Phonetic Alphabet as [seˈnoβ̞jo]. Corpus data places it at rank #81,785 in overall Spanish word frequency, marking it as uncommon enough that many writers pause before typing it. Wiktionary records 2 distinct senses for this headword, so context determines which meaning a reader should apply.
cenobio has no tracked misspelling variants, which points to an orthography that plays by predictable Spanish rules. 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 carries no recorded etymology, so its spelling is best explained by sound-to-letter mapping rather than etymology. The correct Spanish form is cenobio, spelled C-E-N-O-B-I-O.
Definition
- 1Monasterio. Condición intrinseca de la vida monástica comunitaria. El cenobio se refiere a las actividades de meditación y recogimiento propias de las comunidades religiosas.
- 2Agrupación de algas unicelulares iguales entre sí que nunca llegan a diferenciarse.
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.
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Using “cenobio”
The practical upshot for anyone who landed here from a spell-check.
- The one correct Spanish spelling is C-E-N-O-B-I-O - every other letter order is a misspelling in standard orthography.
- Say it as [seˈnoβ̞jo] (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.