cilantro

[siˈlãn̪t̪ɾo]

/[siˈlãn̪t̪ɾo]/ noun

The verdict

“cilantro” has 13 generated spelling variants in the Spanish index at frequency #32,556. The variants make it a useful spelling check.

#32,556
frequency rank, Spanish
8,288
“C” headwords
13
tracked misspellings
2
confusable pairs

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - (Coriandrum sativum) Planta anual, herbácea, de la familia de las apiáceas, de tallo erecto de hasta 50 cm de altura, hojas compuestas, lobuladas en la región basal y aciculadas hacia el ápice, inf...

Corpus desk

Index ES-cilantro · cilantro · Spanish

cilantro · rank #32,556 · 13 variants · 2 confusables

  • FREQ-MID #32,556
  • LEN-LONG 8 letters
  • VOW-3 3 vowels
  • CONFUS-LOW 2 pairs
  • VAR-HIGH 13 variants
  • BOOK-DENSE 8,288
  • PHOTO-FINISH cinto

Nearest frequency peer: cinto (+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 “cilantro”

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

corpus weight

What this shows “cilantro” 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).

cilantro vs cilindro
75% similar
cilantro vs cianuro
75% similar

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

Key facts for cilantro
PropertyValue
Headwordcilantro
LanguageSpanish
Part of speechNoun
IPA[siˈlãn̪t̪ɾo]
Letters8
Frequency rank#32,556
Misspellings tracked13
Confusable pairs2
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Frecuencia del imán ortográfico “cilantro”

La frecuencia va del puñado de palabras que usamos sin parar (izquierda) a la cola larga que apenas aparece (derecha).cilantrocae 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 “cinto” (#32,557), “chocho” (#32,554), “clarificar” (#32,558). Entre 8,288 lemas con “C”, “cilantro” va en #32,556. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

A misspelling magnet

The generator records 13 spelling variants around cilantro (IPA [siˈlãn̪t̪ɾo]), anoun. Corpus frequency is #32,556 among 8,288 “C” headwords. Dominant gloss: "(Coriandrum sativum) Planta anual, herbácea, de la familia de las apiáceas, de tallo erecto de hasta 50 cm de altura, hojas compuestas, lobuladas en la región basal y aciculadas hacia el ápice, inf...".

Our generated misspelling index lists 13 likely wrong-spelling variants for cilantro, with forms such as "ccilantro", "cialntro", and "cilanntro". 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, "cilindro", "cianuro", since the words sound or look close enough that writers reach for the wrong one mid-sentence.

This entry's etymology isn't recorded, so its spelling is best explained by sound-to-letter mapping rather than etymology. The correct Spanish form is cilantro, spelled C-I-L-A-N-T-R-O.

Definition

  1. 1
    (Coriandrum sativum) Planta anual, herbácea, de la familia de las apiáceas, de tallo erecto de hasta 50 cm de altura, hojas compuestas, lobuladas en la región basal y aciculadas hacia el ápice, inflorescencias en umbelas de color blanco a rosa, y fruto en esquizocarpo de 3 a 5 mm de diámetro. Sus hojas y frutos se emplean como especia en gastronomía.

Recorded use

Wiktionary examples

These source excerpts show how cilantro appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.

  1. De cominos e de anis e alcaravia e cilantro seco que se vendiere por celemines dos marauedis vna vez todo el año.
  2. el cilantro y la albahaca que tiemblan ateridos.

Synonyms

This word in other languages

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as:

  • ccilantro
  • cialntro
  • cilanntro
  • cilanrto
  • cilantor
  • cilantrro
  • cilanttro
  • cilatnro
  • cillantro
  • cilnatro
  • cliantro
  • iclantro
  • silantro

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

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

ccilantro1cialntro2cilanntro1cilanrto2cilantor2cilantrro1cilanttro1cilatnro2
Edit distance from "cilantro"

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 "cilantro"?
"cilantro" is spelled C-I-L-A-N-T-R-O. The IPA pronunciation is [siˈlãn̪t̪ɾo].
What does "cilantro" mean?
As a noun, "cilantro" means: (Coriandrum sativum) Planta anual, herbácea, de la familia de las apiáceas, de tallo erecto de hasta 50 cm de altura, hojas compuestas, lobuladas en la región basal y aciculadas hacia el ápice, inf...
What words are commonly confused with "cilantro"?
"cilantro" is commonly confused with "cilindro", "cianuro". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.
How do you pronounce "cilantro"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "cilantro" is [siˈlãn̪t̪ɾo]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "cilantro" come from?
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Similar Spanish words by spelling shape

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

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked Spanish headwords with 8 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

Similar misspelling depth

Headwords with a similar count of attested misspellings (13 here; floor ≥5).

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list