cigarro
[siˈɣ̞aro]
The verdict
“cigarro” is a moderately-common Spanish word, ranked #12,778 in Spanish word frequency and used as a noun.
- #12,778
- frequency rank, Spanish
- 7
- letters
- 9
- tracked misspellings
- 5
- confusable pairs
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - Rollo de hojas de tabaco, de diferentes tamaños, pero siempre manuable, que se enciende por un extremo y se fuma por el opuesto.
Visual similarity to commonly confused words
How many letter changes separate each confused pair (Levenshtein distance, normalized).
Source: PlainSpell confusable corpus (Wiktionary, CC BY-SA).
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | cigarro |
| Language | Spanish |
| Part of speech | Noun |
| IPA | [siˈɣ̞aro] |
| Letters | 7 |
| Frequency rank | #12,778 |
| Misspellings tracked | 9 |
| Confusable pairs | 5 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Where “cigarro” sits in Spanish frequency
Spelling & Dictionary Insight
The Spanish entry for cigarro is 7 letters long, classified as a noun, and transcribed in the International Phonetic Alphabet as [siˈɣ̞aro]. Corpus data places it at rank #12,778 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.
Our generated misspelling index lists 9 likely wrong-spelling variants for cigarro, with forms such as "ccigarro", "cgiarro", and "ciagrro". Each variant is a distinct typo pattern an edit-distance generator flags, typically a doubled-consonant error, a silent-letter drop, or a vowel substitution. It also participates in 5 confusable-pair relationships, "cigarros", "carro", "cierro", and more, since the words sound or look close enough that writers reach for the wrong one mid-sentence.
No documented word history exists for this headword, so its spelling is best read as a straightforward mapping from sound to letter. The correct Spanish form is cigarro, spelled C-I-G-A-R-R-O.
Definition
- 1Rollo de hojas de tabaco, de diferentes tamaños, pero siempre manuable, que se enciende por un extremo y se fuma por el opuesto.
- 2Cilindro de hojas de tabaco picado u otro narcótico, envuelto en hojas o papel, que se enciende para inhalar su humo.
This word in other languages
Common misspellings
Also misspelled as: ccigarro,cgiarro,ciagrro,cigaro,cigaror,ciggarro,cigraro,icgarro,sigarro
Misspelling Pattern Breakdown
How far each generated variant is from the correct spelling of cigarro - counted as single-character edits (an insertion, a deletion, or a substituted letter). The larger the bar, the easier the typo is to spot; one-edit slips are the ones that sneak past readers.
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 “cigarro”
The practical upshot for anyone who landed here from a spell-check.
- The one correct Spanish spelling is C-I-G-A-R-R-O - every other letter order is a misspelling in standard orthography.
- Say it as [siˈɣ̞aro] (IPA); tap the speaker on the pronunciation badge to hear it where audio exists.
- Don't mix it up with “cigarros” - see the side-by-side comparison. cigarro vs cigarros
- Browse more Spanish words and confusable pairs in the same reference. Spanish words
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.