cicuta

[siˈkut̪a]

/[siˈkut̪a]/ noun

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The verdict

“cicuta” is uncommon Spanish (frequency #70,095 among 8,288 “C” headwords), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

#70,095
frequency rank, Spanish
8,288
“C” headwords

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 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...

Corpus desk

Index ES-cicuta · cicuta · Spanish

cicuta · rank #70,095 · 0 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-RARE #70,095
  • LEN-LONG 6 letters
  • VOW-3 3 vowels
  • CONFUS-0 No pairs
  • VAR-0 0 variants
  • BOOK-DENSE 8,288
  • PHOTO-FINISH cian

Nearest frequency peer: cian (-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.

Rangos de cola larga cerca de “cicuta”

Banda escasa: las barras invierten el rango para que lo raro se lea más corto

corpus weight

What this shows Vista de cola larga: dónde “cicuta” se sitúa frente a rangos españoles igualmente raros.

Source FrequencyWords open word-frequency list As of September 3, 2026
Key facts for cicuta
PropertyValue
Headwordcicuta
LanguageSpanish
Part of speechNoun
IPA[siˈkut̪a]
Letters6
Frequency rank#70,095
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Cola larga: rango de “cicuta” en español

La frecuencia va del puñado de palabras que usamos sin parar (izquierda) a la cola larga que apenas aparece (derecha).cicutacae en esta cola de rareza:

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

Los ticks avanzan en logaritmo; cada uno es del orden de diez veces más raro. Vecinos raros de la misma franja: “cian” (#70,094), “cifran” (#70,096), “ciática” (#70,097). Entre 8,288 lemas con “C”, “cicuta” va en #70,095. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Rare enough to double-check

cicuta is uncommon Spanish at frequency #70,095 among 8,288 “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

  1. 1
    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, 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.
  2. 2
    Veneno 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.

Frequently Asked Questions

How do you spell "cicuta"?
"cicuta" is spelled C-I-C-U-T-A. The IPA pronunciation is [siˈkut̪a].
What does "cicuta" mean?
As a noun, "cicuta" means: 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...
How do you pronounce "cicuta"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "cicuta" is [siˈkut̪a]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "cicuta" come from?
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Similar Spanish words by spelling shape

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

Same letter count

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

cifran#70,096chotos#70,092charol#70,088cogían#70,104

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list