cierne

[ˈsjeɾne]

/[ˈsjeɾne]/ noun

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The verdict

“cierne” has 7 generated spelling variants in the Spanish index at frequency #44,632. The variants make it a useful spelling check.

#44,632
frequency rank, Spanish
8,288
“C” headwords
7
tracked misspellings
17
confusable pairs

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Acción de cerner, estar fecundándose la flor de olivo, vid, trigo y otras.

Corpus desk

Index ES-cierne · cierne · Spanish

cierne · rank #44,632 · 7 variants · 17 confusables

  • FREQ-MID #44,632
  • LEN-LONG 6 letters
  • VOW-3 3 vowels
  • CONFUS-HIGH 17 pairs
  • VAR-MID 7 variants
  • BOOK-DENSE 8,288
  • PHOTO-FINISH cielito

Nearest frequency peer: cielito (-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.

Pares de rango junto al imán ortográfico “cierne”

Misma franja de rareza: útil si un typo cae en un lema vecino

corpus weight

What this shows “cierne” está entre estos pares FrequencyWords; la profundidad de typo se mide aparte en el gráfico de distancia de edición.

Source FrequencyWords open word-frequency list As of September 3, 2026

Visual similarity to commonly confused words

How many letter changes separate each confused pair (Levenshtein distance, normalized).

cierne vs cine
67% similar
cierne vs cisne
67% similar
cierne vs cierto
67% similar

Source: PlainSpell confusable corpus (Wiktionary, CC BY-SA).

Key facts for cierne
PropertyValue
Headwordcierne
LanguageSpanish
Part of speechNoun
IPA[ˈsjeɾne]
Letters6
Frequency rank#44,632
Misspellings tracked7
Confusable pairs17
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Frecuencia del imán ortográfico “cierne”

De izquierda a derecha: las pocas palabras que cargan el habla diaria, luego la cola larga casi invisible.ciernecae aquí:

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

La escala es logarítmica (cada marca ≈ 10× más rara). En la misma franja de rareza aparecen “cielito” (#44,631), “circulen” (#44,633), “circus” (#44,634). Entre 8,288 lemas con “C”, “cierne” va en #44,632. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

A misspelling magnet

The generator records 7 spelling variants around cierne (IPA [ˈsjeɾne]), anoun. Corpus frequency is #44,632 among 8,288 “C” headwords. Dominant gloss: "Acción de cerner, estar fecundándose la flor de olivo, vid, trigo y otras.".

Our generated misspelling index lists 7 likely wrong-spelling variants for cierne, with forms such as "ccierne", "ceirne", and "cienre". Each of these forms differs from the correct spelling by one small edit: a doubled letter, a dropped silent letter, or a substituted vowel. It also participates in 17 confusable-pair relationships, "cine", "cisne", "cierto", and more, since the words sound or look close enough that writers reach for the wrong one mid-sentence.

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 cierne, spelled C-I-E-R-N-E.

Definition

  1. 1
    Acción de cerner, estar fecundándose la flor de olivo, vid, trigo y otras.

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as:

  • ccierne
  • ceirne
  • cienre
  • ciernne
  • cirene
  • icerne
  • sierne

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

How far each generated variant is from the correct spelling of cierne - expressed in single-character edits (insert, delete, or swap one letter). Bigger bars stand out at a glance; a one-edit slip is the hardest to catch.

ccierne1ceirne2cienre2ciernne1cirene2icerne2sierne1
Edit distance from "cierne"

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 "cierne"?
"cierne" is spelled C-I-E-R-N-E. The IPA pronunciation is [ˈsjeɾne].
What does "cierne" mean?
As a noun, "cierne" means: Acción de cerner, estar fecundándose la flor de olivo, vid, trigo y otras.
What words are commonly confused with "cierne"?
"cierne" is commonly confused with "cine", "cisne", "cierto". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.
How do you pronounce "cierne"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "cierne" is [ˈsjeɾne]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "cierne" come from?
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Similar Spanish words by spelling shape

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

Same letter count

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

circus#44,634cannon#44,608cabros#44,600brotan#44,598

Similar misspelling depth

Headwords with a similar count of attested misspellings (7 here; floor ≥5).

casto7 variantscanis7 variantscopan7 variantsbrass7 variants

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list