cilio
[ˈsiljo]
The verdict
“cilio” is uncommon Spanish (outside the top frequency list), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
- Unranked
- below top-frequency Spanish
- 5
- letters
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Órgano filiforme de células y microorganismos, que sirve para desplazar líquido, partículas o para la locomoción.
Corpus desk
Index ES-cilio · cilio · Spanish
cilio · unranked · 0 variants · 0 confusables
- FREQ-UNRANKED Unranked
- LEN-MID 5 letters
- VOW-3 3 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.
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | cilio |
| Language | Spanish |
| Part of speech | Noun |
| IPA | [ˈsiljo] |
| Letters | 5 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Cola larga: rango de “cilio” en español
Rare enough to double-check
cilio is uncommon Spanish outside the top frequency list, classed as anoun, transcribed [ˈsiljo]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "Órgano filiforme de células y microorganismos, que sirve para desplazar líquido, partículas o para la locomoción.".
No misspelling variants are generated for cilio in our index, typically a sign the spelling maps closely to how the word sounds. This entry stands alone in our confusable dataset, which typically means the spelling is too distinctive to be mistaken for another word.
No explicit etymology string is stored for this entry, so its spelling is easiest explained by how it's pronounced rather than where it came from. The correct Spanish form is cilio, spelled C-I-L-I-O.
Definition
- 1Órgano filiforme de células y microorganismos, que sirve para desplazar líquido, partículas o para la locomoción.
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.