cicuta
[siˈkut̪a]
The verdict
“cicuta” is uncommon Spanish (frequency #70,095 among 77,812 “C” headwords), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
- #70,095
- frequency rank, Spanish
- 77,812
- “C” headwords
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - Hierba de la familia de las umbelíferas, de unos dos metros de altura, con tallo rollizo, estriado, hueco, manchado de color purpúreo en la base y muy ramoso en lo alto; hojas blandas, fétidas, ver...
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | cicuta |
| Language | Spanish |
| Part of speech | Noun |
| IPA | [siˈkut̪a] |
| Letters | 6 |
| Frequency rank | #70,095 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Where “cicuta” sits in Spanish frequency
Rare enough to double-check
cicuta is uncommon Spanish at frequency #70,095 among 77,812 “C” headwords, classed as anoun, transcribed [siˈkut̪a]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. 2 senses are on record.
No misspelling variants are generated for cicuta in our index, since its letter sequence doesn't invite the usual edit-distance slips. We don't track a confusable pairing for this entry, which usually means its spelling is distinct enough that readers don't reach for a similar-looking word instead.
Wiktionary doesn't record an etymology for this headword, so its spelling is easiest to reason about phoneme by phoneme, absent a documented history. The correct Spanish form is cicuta, spelled C-I-C-U-T-A.
Definition
- 1Hierba de la familia de las umbelíferas, de unos dos metros de altura, con tallo rollizo, estriado, hueco, manchado de color purpúreo en la base y muy ramoso en lo alto; hojas blandas, fétidas, verdinegras, triangulares y divididas en gajos elípticos, puntiagudos y dentados; flores blancas, pequeñas y semilla negruzca menuda. El zumo de esta hierba, cocido hasta la consistencia de miel dura, es venenoso y se usa interiormente, en corta cantidad, como medicina muy activa.
- 2Veneno que se prepara con la cicuta.
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 “cicuta”
The practical upshot for anyone who landed here from a spell-check.
- The one correct Spanish spelling is C-I-C-U-T-A - every other letter order is a misspelling in standard orthography.
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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.