cidra

[ˈsið̞ɾa]

/[ˈsið̞ɾa]/ noun

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The verdict

“cidra” is uncommon Spanish (frequency #84,681 among 8,288 “C” headwords), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

#84,681
frequency rank, Spanish
8,288
“C” headwords

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Fruta del cidro, un arbusto de la familia de las rutáceas, que rara vez se consume fresca, pero cuya piel se emplea en preparaciones de repostería, y como aromatizante por su fuerte contenido en ac...

Corpus desk

Index ES-cidra · cidra · Spanish

cidra · rank #84,681 · 0 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-RARE #84,681
  • LEN-MID 5 letters
  • VOW-2 2 vowels
  • CONFUS-0 No pairs
  • VAR-0 0 variants
  • BOOK-DENSE 8,288
  • PHOTO-FINISH chupón

Nearest frequency peer: chupón (-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 “cidra”

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 “cidra” se sitúa frente a rangos españoles igualmente raros.

Source FrequencyWords open word-frequency list As of September 3, 2026
Key facts for cidra
PropertyValue
Headwordcidra
LanguageSpanish
Part of speechNoun
IPA[ˈsið̞ɾa]
Letters5
Frequency rank#84,681
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Cola larga: rango de “cidra” en español

De izquierda a derecha: las pocas palabras que cargan el habla diaria, luego la cola larga casi invisible.cidracae 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: “chupón” (#84,680), “citaban” (#84,682), “chicharra” (#84,678). Entre 8,288 lemas con “C”, “cidra” va en #84,681. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Rare enough to double-check

cidra is uncommon Spanish at frequency #84,681 among 8,288 “C” headwords, classed as anoun, transcribed [ˈsið̞ɾa]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. 2 senses are on record.

The misspelling generator found no plausible variants for cidra, and the word's spelling is regular enough that our generator found nothing worth flagging. Our confusable-pair dataset has no match for it, since its spelling is unusual enough that it doesn't cluster with a lookalike.

Wiktionary doesn't record an etymology for this headword, so its spelling is easiest explained by how it's pronounced rather than where it came from. The correct Spanish form is cidra, spelled C-I-D-R-A.

Definition

  1. 1
    Fruta del cidro, un arbusto de la familia de las rutáceas, que rara vez se consume fresca, pero cuya piel se emplea en preparaciones de repostería, y como aromatizante por su fuerte contenido en aceites esenciales. Es un hesperidio oblongo o globoso, raramente piriforme, de hasta 30 cm de diámetro, recubierto de una cáscara gruesa, carnosa, pegada al endocarpo, de color amarillo o verdoso, con glándulas oleosas pequeñas y frecuentemente rugosa. Tiene 10 a 15 carpelos, firmes, poco jugosos, dulces o ácidos según la variedad.
  2. 2
    (Cucurbita ficifolia) Planta de la familia de las Cucurbitàceas, con cuyo fruto y semillas se hace un dulce muy sabroso.

Synonyms

limón francésponciltoronjaalcayotaalcayotecayote

This word in other languages

citron(English)cédrat(Français)Zitronatzitrone(Deutsch)

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 "cidra"?
"cidra" is spelled C-I-D-R-A. The IPA pronunciation is [ˈsið̞ɾa].
What does "cidra" mean?
As a noun, "cidra" means: Fruta del cidro, un arbusto de la familia de las rutáceas, que rara vez se consume fresca, pero cuya piel se emplea en preparaciones de repostería, y como aromatizante por su fuerte contenido en ac...
How do you pronounce "cidra"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "cidra" is [ˈsið̞ɾa]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "cidra" come from?
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Similar Spanish words by spelling shape

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

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked Spanish headwords with 5 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list