cíclope

[ˈsiklope]

/[ˈsiklope]/ noun

The verdict

“cíclope” is an uncommon Spanish word, ranked #54,127 in Spanish word frequency and used as a noun.

#54,127
frequency rank, Spanish
7
letters

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - Cada uno de los gigantes que, según la mitología griega, eran hijos del Cielo y de la Tierra, y de los cuales se decía que tenían sólo un ojo en medio de la frente. Se les suponía ocupados en fabri...

Key facts for cíclope
PropertyValue
Headwordcíclope
LanguageSpanish
Part of speechNoun
IPA[ˈsiklope]
Letters7
Frequency rank#54,127
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Where “cíclope” sits in Spanish frequency

Every-word frequency runs from the handful of words we use constantly (left) to the long tail used once in a blue moon (right). cíclope lands here:

#1#100#1K#10K#100K
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Scale is logarithmic (each tick is 10× rarer). Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Spelling & Dictionary Insight

The Spanish entry for cíclope is 7 letters long, classified as a noun, and transcribed in the International Phonetic Alphabet as [ˈsiklope]. Corpus data places it at rank #54,127 in overall Spanish word frequency, marking it as uncommon enough that many writers pause before typing it. The dominant gloss from Wiktionary reads: "Cada uno de los gigantes que, según la mitología griega, eran hijos del Cielo y de la Tierra, y de los cuales se decía que tenían sólo un ojo en medio de la frente. Se les suponía ocupados en fabri...".

cíclope has no tracked misspelling variants, a sign its spelling follows regular Spanish conventions. Our dataset records no confusable match here, which usually means its spelling is distinct enough that readers don't reach for a similar-looking word instead.

Our source data has no etymology on file for this entry, so its spelling is easiest to reason about phoneme by phoneme, absent a documented history. The correct Spanish form is cíclope, spelled C-Í-C-L-O-P-E.

Definition

  1. 1
    Cada uno de los gigantes que, según la mitología griega, eran hijos del Cielo y de la Tierra, y de los cuales se decía que tenían sólo un ojo en medio de la frente. Se les suponía ocupados en fabricar rayos para Júpiter en la fragua de Vulcano, bajo el monte Etna.

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 "cíclope"?
"cíclope" is spelled C-Í-C-L-O-P-E. The IPA pronunciation is [ˈsiklope].
What does "cíclope" mean?
As a noun, "cíclope" means: Cada uno de los gigantes que, según la mitología griega, eran hijos del Cielo y de la Tierra, y de los cuales se decía que tenían sólo un ojo en medio de la frente. Se les suponía ocupados en fabri...
How do you pronounce "cíclope"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "cíclope" is [ˈsiklope]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "cíclope" come from?
"cíclope" 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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Using “cíclope”

The practical upshot for anyone who landed here from a spell-check.

  • The one correct Spanish spelling is C-Í-C-L-O-P-E - every other letter order is a misspelling in standard orthography.
  • Say it as [ˈsiklope] (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.

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list FrequencyWords open word-frequency list