ciclón

[siˈklõn]

/[siˈklõn]/ noun

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The verdict

“ciclón” has 10 generated spelling variants in the Spanish index at frequency #15,306. The variants make it a useful spelling check.

#15,306
frequency rank, Spanish
8,288
“C” headwords
10
tracked misspellings
9
confusable pairs

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Sistema de vientos que rotan alrededor de un centro de baja presión en una zona de frentes atmosféricos.

Corpus desk

Index ES-ciclon · ciclón · Spanish

ciclón · rank #15,306 · 10 variants · 9 confusables

  • FREQ-MID #15,306
  • LEN-LONG 6 letters
  • VOW-2 2 vowels
  • CONFUS-MID 9 pairs
  • VAR-MID 10 variants
  • BOOK-DENSE 8,288
  • PHOTO-FINISH Chubut

Nearest frequency peer: Chubut (-1 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.

Pares de rango junto al imán ortográfico “ciclón”

Misma franja de rareza: útil si un typo cae en un lema vecino

corpus weight

What this shows “ciclón” está entre estos pares FrequencyWords; la profundidad de typo se mide aparte en el gráfico de distancia de edición.

Source FrequencyWords open word-frequency list As of September 3, 2026

Visual similarity to commonly confused words

How many letter changes separate each confused pair (Levenshtein distance, normalized).

ciclón vs clon
50% similar
ciclón vs cielo
50% similar
ciclón vs Colón
50% similar

Source: PlainSpell confusable corpus (Wiktionary, CC BY-SA).

Key facts for ciclón
PropertyValue
Headwordciclón
LanguageSpanish
Part of speechNoun
IPA[siˈklõn]
Letters6
Frequency rank#15,306
Misspellings tracked10
Confusable pairs9
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Frecuencia del imán ortográfico “ciclón”

La frecuencia va del puñado de palabras que usamos sin parar (izquierda) a la cola larga que apenas aparece (derecha).ciclóncae aquí:

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

El eje es logarítmico: cada tick marca unas diez veces menos frecuencia. En la misma franja de rareza aparecen “Chubut” (#15,305), “circulan” (#15,307), “chistoso” (#15,304). Entre 8,288 lemas con “C”, “ciclón” va en #15,306. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

A misspelling magnet

The generator records 10 spelling variants around ciclón (IPA [siˈklõn]), anoun. Corpus frequency is #15,306 among 8,288 “C” headwords. Dominant gloss: "Sistema de vientos que rotan alrededor de un centro de baja presión en una zona de frentes atmosféricos.".

Our generated misspelling index lists 10 likely wrong-spelling variants for ciclón, with forms such as "cciclón", "ccilón", and "cicclón". Every one of these variants traces to a single-character edit -- an added or dropped letter, a swapped consonant, or a vowel swap -- the kind of slip a spell-checker is built to catch. It also participates in 9 confusable-pair relationships, "clon", "cielo", "Colón", and more, where similar look or sound leads writers to substitute one word for another in context.

Wiktionary doesn't record an etymology for this headword, so its spelling is best read as a straightforward mapping from sound to letter. The correct Spanish form is ciclón, spelled C-I-C-L-Ó-N.

Definition

  1. 1
    Sistema de vientos que rotan alrededor de un centro de baja presión en una zona de frentes atmosféricos.

Synonyms

vientotormentatempestadtornadohuracánborrascatrombatifón

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as:

  • cciclón
  • ccilón
  • cicclón
  • cicllón
  • ciclnó
  • ciclónn
  • cicóln
  • cilcón
  • icclón
  • siclón

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

How far each generated variant is from the correct spelling of ciclón - measured in single-character edits (insert, delete, or substitute a letter). Larger bars are easier to catch; one-edit slips are the sneakiest.

cciclón1ccilón2cicclón1cicllón1ciclnó2ciclónn1cicóln2cilcón2
Edit distance from "ciclón"

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 "ciclón"?
"ciclón" is spelled C-I-C-L-Ó-N. The IPA pronunciation is [siˈklõn].
What does "ciclón" mean?
As a noun, "ciclón" means: Sistema de vientos que rotan alrededor de un centro de baja presión en una zona de frentes atmosféricos.
What words are commonly confused with "ciclón"?
"ciclón" is commonly confused with "clon", "cielo", "Colón". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.
How do you pronounce "ciclón"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "ciclón" is [siˈklõn]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "ciclón" come from?
"ciclón" is a Spanish word. PlainSpell's reference spans five languages -- English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German -- with definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data for each.
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Similar Spanish words by spelling shape

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

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked Spanish headwords with 6 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

Chubut#15,305cereal#15,301cagado#15,296avanzó#15,287

Similar misspelling depth

Headwords with a similar count of attested misspellings (10 here; floor ≥5).

codicia10 variantscachorro10 variantscomunas10 variantscostará10 variants

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list