cié

[ˈsje]

/[ˈsje]/ verb

The verdict

“cié” is uncommon Spanish (outside the top frequency list), classed as a verb. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

Unranked
below top-frequency Spanish
3
letters

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Variante de cie. Primera persona del singular (yo) del pretérito perfecto simple de indicativo de ciar.

Corpus desk

Index ES-cie · cié · Spanish

cié · unranked · 0 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-UNRANKED Unranked
  • LEN-MID 3 letters
  • VOW-2 2 vowels
  • CONFUS-0 No pairs
  • VAR-0 0 variants
  • BOOK-THIN "C" thin
  • PHOTO-UNK Peer pending

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.

Key facts for cié
PropertyValue
Headwordcié
LanguageSpanish
Part of speechVerb
IPA[ˈsje]
Letters3
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Cola larga: rango de “cié” en español

ciéqueda fuera de las 100.000 palabras españolas más frecuentes, en la cola larga de vocabulario técnico, arcaico o raro, justo donde más se duda de la ortografía.

Beyond rank #100,000. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Rare enough to double-check

cié is uncommon Spanish outside the top frequency list, classed as averb, transcribed [ˈsje]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "Variante de cie. Primera persona del singular (yo) del pretérito perfecto simple de indicativo de ciar.".

cié has no tracked misspelling variants, typically a sign the spelling maps closely to how the word sounds. No close-neighbour confusable shows up for this headword in our dataset, which typically means the spelling is too distinctive to be mistaken for another word.

No documented word history exists for this headword, leaving phoneme-to-grapheme mapping as the best guide to its spelling rather than a borrowing history. The correct Spanish form is cié, spelled C-I-É.

Definition

  1. 1
    Variante de cie. Primera persona del singular (yo) del pretérito perfecto simple de indicativo de ciar.

Definitions, pronunciation, and etymology for this entry are drawn from Wiktionary via the kaikki.org structured extract (CC BY-SA). See the methodology for how each field is sourced and updated.

Frequently Asked Questions

How do you spell "cié"?
"cié" is spelled C-I-É. The IPA pronunciation is [ˈsje].
What does "cié" mean?
As a verb, "cié" means: Variante de cie. Primera persona del singular (yo) del pretérito perfecto simple de indicativo de ciar.
How do you pronounce "cié"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "cié" is [ˈsje]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "cié" come from?
"cié" 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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Source: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org) Structured Wiktionary extract

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list