cepillo
[seˈpiʝo]
The verdict
“cepillo” is a moderately-common Spanish word, ranked #15,042 in Spanish word frequency and used as a noun.
- #15,042
- frequency rank, Spanish
- 7
- letters
- 9
- tracked misspellings
- 5
- confusable pairs
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - Utensilio consistente en un mango y una base, sobre la cual se fijan cerdas u otros elementos flexibles aptos para el cepillado. Existen diversos tipos, diferenciados por los materiales y por el us...
Visual similarity to commonly confused words
How many letter changes separate each confused pair (Levenshtein distance, normalized).
Source: PlainSpell confusable corpus (Wiktionary, CC BY-SA).
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | cepillo |
| Language | Spanish |
| Part of speech | Noun |
| IPA | [seˈpiʝo] |
| Letters | 7 |
| Frequency rank | #15,042 |
| Misspellings tracked | 9 |
| Confusable pairs | 5 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Where “cepillo” sits in Spanish frequency
Spelling & Dictionary Insight
The Spanish entry for cepillo is 7 letters long, classified as a noun, and transcribed in the International Phonetic Alphabet as [seˈpiʝo]. Corpus data places it at rank #15,042 in overall Spanish word frequency, marking it as uncommon enough that many writers pause before typing it. Wiktionary records 11 distinct senses for this headword, so context determines which meaning a reader should apply.
Our generated misspelling index lists 9 likely wrong-spelling variants for cepillo, with forms such as "ccepillo", "ceipllo", and "cepilo". Each of these forms differs from the correct spelling by one small edit: a doubled letter, a dropped silent letter, or a substituted vowel. It also participates in 5 confusable-pair relationships, "cepillos", "capilla", "capullo", and more, since the words sound or look close enough that writers reach for the wrong one mid-sentence.
This entry's etymology isn't recorded, so its spelling pattern is best understood through pronunciation rather than a traceable origin. The correct Spanish form is cepillo, spelled C-E-P-I-L-L-O.
Definition
- 1Utensilio consistente en un mango y una base, sobre la cual se fijan cerdas u otros elementos flexibles aptos para el cepillado. Existen diversos tipos, diferenciados por los materiales y por el uso al que están destinados.
- 2Máquina o herramienta capaz de desgastar piezas metálicas o de madera, a efectos de uniformizar el espesor y lograr la forma que se desea.
- 3(Callistemon) Limpiatubos.
- 4Llana (herramienta para acomodar el yeso).
- 5Bigote grueso y lacio.
- 6Cepo (caja para guardar las limosnas).
- 7Halago, adulación.
- 8Escarabajo (vehículo).
- 9Cárcel.
- 10Instrumento usado para medir el grosor de los puros.
- 11Portalámpara.
This word in other languages
Common misspellings
Also misspelled as: ccepillo,ceipllo,cepilo,cepilol,ceplilo,ceppillo,cpeillo,ecpillo,sepillo
Misspelling Pattern Breakdown
How far each generated variant is from the correct spelling of cepillo - expressed in single-character edits (insert, delete, or swap one letter). Bigger bars stand out at a glance; a one-edit slip is the hardest to catch.
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 “cepillo”
The practical upshot for anyone who landed here from a spell-check.
- The one correct Spanish spelling is C-E-P-I-L-L-O - every other letter order is a misspelling in standard orthography.
- Say it as [seˈpiʝo] (IPA); tap the speaker on the pronunciation badge to hear it where audio exists.
- Don't mix it up with “cepillos” - see the side-by-side comparison. cepillo vs cepillos
- 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.