cigarrillo

[siɣ̞aˈriʝo]

/[siɣ̞aˈriʝo]/ noun

The verdict

“cigarrillo” has 12 generated spelling variants in the Spanish index at frequency #11,922. The variants make it a useful spelling check.

#11,922
frequency rank, Spanish
8,288
“C” headwords
12
tracked misspellings
2
confusable pairs

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Cilindro de tabaco picado u otro narcótico, envuelto en hojas o papel, que se enciende para inhalar su humo

Corpus desk

Index ES-cigarrillo · cigarrillo · Spanish

cigarrillo · rank #11,922 · 12 variants · 2 confusables

  • FREQ-MID #11,922
  • LEN-MEGA 10 letters
  • VOW-4 4 vowels
  • CONFUS-LOW 2 pairs
  • VAR-MID 12 variants
  • BOOK-DENSE 8,288
  • PHOTO-FINISH cercanías

Nearest frequency peer: cercanías (-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 “cigarrillo”

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

corpus weight

What this shows “cigarrillo” 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).

cigarrillo vs cigarrillos
91% similar
cigarrillo vs Carrillo
70% similar

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

Key facts for cigarrillo
PropertyValue
Headwordcigarrillo
LanguageSpanish
Part of speechNoun
IPA[siɣ̞aˈriʝo]
Letters10
Frequency rank#11,922
Misspellings tracked12
Confusable pairs2
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Frecuencia del imán ortográfico “cigarrillo”

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

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

Los ticks avanzan en logaritmo; cada uno es del orden de diez veces más raro. En la misma franja de rareza aparecen “cercanías” (#11,921), “celebraron” (#11,920), “cinematográfica” (#11,924). Entre 8,288 lemas con “C”, “cigarrillo” va en #11,922. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

A misspelling magnet

The generator records 12 spelling variants around cigarrillo (IPA [siɣ̞aˈriʝo]), anoun. Corpus frequency is #11,922 among 8,288 “C” headwords. Dominant gloss: "Cilindro de tabaco picado u otro narcótico, envuelto en hojas o papel, que se enciende para inhalar su humo".

Our generated misspelling index lists 12 likely wrong-spelling variants for cigarrillo, with forms such as "ccigarrillo", "cgiarrillo", and "ciagrrillo". Every one of these variants traces to a single-character edit -- an added or dropped letter, a swapped consonant, or a vowel swap -- the kind of slip a spell-checker is built to catch. It also participates in 2 confusable-pair relationships, "cigarrillos", "Carrillo", a pairing that trips writers up because the two words share enough sound or shape to blur together.

No borrowing history is documented for this entry, so any spelling logic here comes from how the word's sounds map to letters, not a documented origin story. The correct Spanish form is cigarrillo, spelled C-I-G-A-R-R-I-L-L-O.

Definition

  1. 1
    Cilindro de tabaco picado u otro narcótico, envuelto en hojas o papel, que se enciende para inhalar su humo

Synonyms

This word in other languages

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as:

  • ccigarrillo
  • cgiarrillo
  • ciagrrillo
  • cigarillo
  • cigarirllo
  • cigarrilo
  • cigarrilol
  • cigarrlilo
  • ciggarrillo
  • cigrarillo
  • icgarrillo
  • sigarrillo

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

How far each generated variant is from the correct spelling of cigarrillo - 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.

ccigarrillo1cgiarrillo2ciagrrillo2cigarillo1cigarirllo2cigarrilo1cigarrilol2cigarrlilo2
Edit distance from "cigarrillo"

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 "cigarrillo"?
"cigarrillo" is spelled C-I-G-A-R-R-I-L-L-O. The IPA pronunciation is [siɣ̞aˈriʝo].
What does "cigarrillo" mean?
As a noun, "cigarrillo" means: Cilindro de tabaco picado u otro narcótico, envuelto en hojas o papel, que se enciende para inhalar su humo
What words are commonly confused with "cigarrillo"?
"cigarrillo" is commonly confused with "cigarrillos", "Carrillo". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.
How do you pronounce "cigarrillo"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "cigarrillo" is [siɣ̞aˈriʝo]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "cigarrillo" come from?
"cigarrillo" is a Spanish word. You can look up definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data for this and other words across English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German on PlainSpell.
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Similar Spanish words by spelling shape

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

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked Spanish headwords with 10 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

Similar misspelling depth

Headwords with a similar count of attested misspellings (12 here; floor ≥5).

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list