centella

[sẽn̪ˈt̪eʝa]

/[sẽn̪ˈt̪eʝa]/ noun

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The verdict

“centella” is uncommon Spanish (frequency #65,202 among 8,288 “C” headwords), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

#65,202
frequency rank, Spanish
8,288
“C” headwords

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Pequeña descarga eléctrica, como un rayo de baja intensidad, que se produce entre las nubes.

Corpus desk

Index ES-centella · centella · Spanish

centella · rank #65,202 · 0 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-RARE #65,202
  • LEN-LONG 8 letters
  • VOW-3 3 vowels
  • CONFUS-0 No pairs
  • VAR-0 0 variants
  • BOOK-DENSE 8,288
  • PHOTO-FINISH cazadoras

Nearest frequency peer: cazadoras (-2 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 “centella”

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

Source FrequencyWords open word-frequency list As of September 3, 2026
Key facts for centella
PropertyValue
Headwordcentella
LanguageSpanish
Part of speechNoun
IPA[sẽn̪ˈt̪eʝa]
Letters8
Frequency rank#65,202
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Cola larga: rango de “centella” en español

De izquierda a derecha: las pocas palabras que cargan el habla diaria, luego la cola larga casi invisible.centellacae en esta cola de rareza:

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

La escala es logarítmica (cada marca ≈ 10× más rara). Vecinos raros de la misma franja: “cazadoras” (#65,200), “cerciorarse” (#65,204), “Catalonia” (#65,198). Entre 8,288 lemas con “C”, “centella” va en #65,202. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Rare enough to double-check

centella is uncommon Spanish at frequency #65,202 among 8,288 “C” headwords, classed as anoun, transcribed [sẽn̪ˈt̪eʝa]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. 5 senses are on record.

No misspelling variants are generated for centella in our index, suggesting the orthography follows predictable Spanish patterns. It is not paired with a close-neighbour confusable in our dataset, since nothing in our dataset looks or sounds close enough to cause mix-ups.

No borrowing history is documented for this entry, so its spelling is best read as a straightforward mapping from sound to letter. The correct Spanish form is centella, spelled C-E-N-T-E-L-L-A.

Definition

  1. 1
    Pequeña descarga eléctrica, como un rayo de baja intensidad, que se produce entre las nubes.
  2. 2
    Partícula encendida o luminosa que salta de una materia que arde o del roce de dos objetos.
  3. 3
    Punto de luz muy viva que aparece y desaparece.
  4. 4
    (Centella spp.) Género de plantas herbáceas, anuales, rizomáticas y estoloníferas, de la familia de las araliáceas. Muestran tallos cortos y hojas reniformes, pubescentes. La floración se produce dos veces al año, dando umbelas de pequeñas flores rojizas o blanquecinas, pentámeras. Toda la planta se usa en medicina tradicional oriental y en la gastronomía de la India.
  5. 5
    Persona o cosa muy veloz o breve.

Recorded use

Wiktionary examples

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

  1. Una mañana de rayos y centellas, don Mateo comprobó al despertarse que los botones de su gabardina habían desaparecido misteriosamente.
  2. Aprietan el paso camino de las barracas con centellas rojas y azules dejando que se aleje el cortejo.

This word in other languages

sparkle(English)étincelle(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 "centella"?
"centella" is spelled C-E-N-T-E-L-L-A. The IPA pronunciation is [sẽn̪ˈt̪eʝa].
What does "centella" mean?
As a noun, "centella" means: Pequeña descarga eléctrica, como un rayo de baja intensidad, que se produce entre las nubes.
How do you pronounce "centella"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "centella" is [sẽn̪ˈt̪eʝa]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "centella" come from?
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Similar Spanish words by spelling shape

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

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked Spanish headwords with 8 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

certeras#65,206chanchos#65,210Carneiro#65,192chinchón#65,215

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list