cigüeña americana

[siˈɣ̞weɲa ameɾiˈkana]

/[siˈɣ̞weɲa ameɾiˈkana]/ phrase

The verdict

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

Unranked
below top-frequency Spanish
17
letters

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - (Ciconia maguari) Cigüeña nativa de América del Sur, de gran tamaño, alcanzando los 130 cm de largo. Muestra poco dimorfismo sexual, siendo de color blanco, con la cabeza, el cuello y el pecho con ...

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Index ES-ciguena-americana · cigüeña americana · Spanish

cigüeña americana · unranked · 0 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-UNRANKED Unranked
  • LEN-MEGA 17 letters
  • VOW-9 9 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 cigüeña americana
PropertyValue
Headwordcigüeña americana
LanguageSpanish
Part of speechPhrase
IPA[siˈɣ̞weɲa ameɾiˈkana]
Letters17
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Cola larga: rango de “cigüeña americana” en español

cigüeña americanaqueda 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

cigüeña americana is uncommon Spanish outside the top frequency list, classed as aphrase, transcribed [siˈɣ̞weɲa ameɾiˈkana]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "(Ciconia maguari) Cigüeña nativa de América del Sur, de gran tamaño, alcanzando los 130 cm de largo. Muestra poco dimorfismo sexual, siendo de color blanco, con la cabeza, el cuello y el pecho con ...".

No generated misspelling entries exist for cigüeña americana in our index, since its letter sequence doesn't invite the usual edit-distance slips. No close-neighbour confusable shows up for this headword in our dataset, suggesting its spelling stands apart enough that readers rarely confuse it with something else.

This entry carries no recorded etymology, so its spelling is best explained by sound-to-letter mapping rather than etymology. The correct Spanish form is cigüeña americana, spelled C-I-G-Ü-E-Ñ-A- -A-M-E-R-I-C-A-N-A.

Definition

  1. 1
    (Ciconia maguari) Cigüeña nativa de América del Sur, de gran tamaño, alcanzando los 130 cm de largo. Muestra poco dimorfismo sexual, siendo de color blanco, con la cabeza, el cuello y el pecho con reflejos grises, y los extremos del ala y la cola negras. Es gregaria, formando bandadas no muy numerosas. Habita regiones de lagunas o marjales en zonas tropicales y subtropicales de América.

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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 "cigüeña americana"?
"cigüeña americana" is spelled C-I-G-Ü-E-Ñ-A- -A-M-E-R-I-C-A-N-A. The IPA pronunciation is [siˈɣ̞weɲa ameɾiˈkana].
What does "cigüeña americana" mean?
As a phrase, "cigüeña americana" means: (Ciconia maguari) Cigüeña nativa de América del Sur, de gran tamaño, alcanzando los 130 cm de largo. Muestra poco dimorfismo sexual, siendo de color blanco, con la cabeza, el cuello y el pecho con ...
How do you pronounce "cigüeña americana"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "cigüeña americana" is [siˈɣ̞weɲa ameɾiˈkana]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
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Source: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org) Structured Wiktionary extract

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list