centinela

/[sẽn̪t̪iˈnela]/ noun

Letters

9 characters

Frequency Rank

#28,675

in Spanish word usage

Misspellings

14

tracked variants

Confusables

1

similar word pairs

centinela is aSpanishnoun. It means: Soldado que vela guardando el puesto que se le encarga. Pronounced [sẽn̪t̪iˈnela]. Often confused with centinelas.

Key facts for centinela
PropertyValue
Headwordcentinela
LanguageSpanish
Part of speechNoun
IPA[sẽn̪t̪iˈnela]
Letters9
Frequency rank#28,675
Misspellings tracked14
Confusable pairs1
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Frequency rank visualization

Position of centinela in Spanish word frequency (lower rank = more common)

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list

Spelling & Dictionary Insight

The Spanish entry for centinela is 9 letters long, classified as anoun, and transcribed in the International Phonetic Alphabet as [sẽn̪t̪iˈnela]. Corpus data places it at rank #28,675 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.

Our generated misspelling index lists 14 likely wrong-spelling variants for centinela, with forms such as "ccentinela", "cenitnela", and "cenntinela". Each variant is a distinct typo pattern an edit-distance generator flags, typically a doubled-consonant error, a silent-letter drop, or a vowel substitution.It also participates in 1 confusable-pair relationship, "centinelas", where similar look or sound leads writers to substitute one word for another in context.

No explicit etymology string is stored for this entry, so spelling patterns must be inferred from the word's phoneme-to-grapheme mapping rather than from a documented borrowing chain. For readers arriving here from a spelling check, the authoritative guidance is: the correct Spanish form is centinela, spelled C-E-N-T-I-N-E-L-A, and any other sequence of those letters, regardless of how natural it feels, is a misspelling in standard orthography.

Definition

  1. 1
    Soldado que vela guardando el puesto que se le encarga.
  2. 2
    En sentido figurado, persona que está en observación de alguna cosa.

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Common misspellings

Also misspelled as: ccentinela,cenitnela,cenntinela,centienla,centineal,centinella,centinlea,centinnela,centniela,centtinela,cetninela,cnetinela,ecntinela,sentinela

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

Relative frequency of common misspelling types for centinela

Misspelling Variants of "centinela"

ccentinela10cenitnela9cenntinela10centienla9centineal9centinella10centinlea9centinnela10
Misspelling Variants of "centinela"

Frequency rank: #28,675 in Spanish

Frequently Asked Questions

How do you spell "centinela"?
"centinela" is spelled C-E-N-T-I-N-E-L-A. The IPA pronunciation is [sẽn̪t̪iˈnela].
What does "centinela" mean?
As a noun, "centinela" means: Soldado que vela guardando el puesto que se le encarga.
What words are commonly confused with "centinela"?
"centinela" is commonly confused with "centinelas". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.
How do you pronounce "centinela"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "centinela" is [sẽn̪t̪iˈnela]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "centinela" come from?
"centinela" is a Spanish word. PlainSpell covers definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data across English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German.
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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.