cidra
[ˈsið̞ɾa]
The verdict
“cidra” is an uncommon Spanish word, ranked #84,681 in Spanish word frequency and used as a noun.
- #84,681
- frequency rank, Spanish
- 5
- letters
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 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...
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | cidra |
| Language | Spanish |
| Part of speech | Noun |
| IPA | [ˈsið̞ɾa] |
| Letters | 5 |
| Frequency rank | #84,681 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Where “cidra” sits in Spanish frequency
Spelling & Dictionary Insight
The Spanish entry for cidra is 5 letters long, classified as a noun, and transcribed in the International Phonetic Alphabet as [ˈsið̞ɾa]. Corpus data places it at rank #84,681 in overall Spanish word frequency, marking it as uncommon enough that many writers pause before typing it. Wiktionary records 2 distinct senses for this headword, so context determines which meaning a reader should apply.
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
- 1Fruta 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(Cucurbita ficifolia) Planta de la familia de las Cucurbitàceas, con cuyo fruto y semillas se hace un dulce muy sabroso.
This word in other languages
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 “cidra”
The practical upshot for anyone who landed here from a spell-check.
- The one correct Spanish spelling is C-I-D-R-A - every other letter order is a misspelling in standard orthography.
- Say it as [ˈsið̞ɾa] (IPA); tap the speaker on the pronunciation badge to hear it where audio exists.
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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.