cima

[ˈsima]

/[ˈsima]/ noun

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The verdict

“cima” has 5 generated spelling variants in the Spanish index at frequency #5,590. The variants make it a useful spelling check.

#5,590
frequency rank, Spanish
8,288
“C” headwords
5
tracked misspellings
20
confusable pairs

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Punto más alto de algo.

Corpus desk

Index ES-cima · cima · Spanish

cima · rank #5,590 · 5 variants · 20 confusables

  • FREQ-COMMON #5,590
  • LEN-MID 4 letters
  • VOW-2 2 vowels
  • CONFUS-HIGH 20 pairs
  • VAR-MID 5 variants
  • BOOK-DENSE 8,288
  • PHOTO-FINISH cardenal

Nearest frequency peer: cardenal (-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 “cima”

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

corpus weight

What this shows “cima” 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).

cima vs com
50% similar
cima vs ciu
50% similar
cima vs cis
50% similar

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

Key facts for cima
PropertyValue
Headwordcima
LanguageSpanish
Part of speechNoun
IPA[ˈsima]
Letters4
Frequency rank#5,590
Misspellings tracked5
Confusable pairs20
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Frecuencia del imán ortográfico “cima”

De izquierda a derecha: las pocas palabras que cargan el habla diaria, luego la cola larga casi invisible.cimacae 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 “cardenal” (#5,589), “click” (#5,591), “can” (#5,588). Entre 8,288 lemas con “C”, “cima” va en #5,590. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

A misspelling magnet

The generator records 5 spelling variants around cima (IPA [ˈsima]), anoun. Corpus frequency is #5,590 among 8,288 “C” headwords. Wiktionary lists 6 senses, so context still picks the gloss.

Our generated misspelling index lists 5 likely wrong-spelling variants for cima, with forms such as "ccima", "ciam", and "cimma". Each of these forms differs from the correct spelling by one small edit: a doubled letter, a dropped silent letter, or a substituted vowel. It also participates in 20 confusable-pair relationships, "com", "ciu", "cis", and more, where similar look or sound leads writers to substitute one word for another in context.

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 cima, spelled C-I-M-A.

Definition

  1. 1
    Punto más alto de algo.
  2. 2
    Parte más alta de montañas y colinas.
  3. 3
    Punto máximo o más perfecto de una obra, carrera o trayectoria.
  4. 4
    Tallo de algunas verduras tales como el cardo.
  5. 5
    Tipo de inflorescencia cerrada que presenta una flor en el extremo de su eje.
  6. 6
    Vocal con mayor intensidad y duración dentro de un diptongo o triptongo.

Recorded use

Wiktionary examples

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

  1. La copa de un árbol está en la cima de este.
  2. Los nevados tienen nieve en la cima.

Synonyms

cumbrevocal

This word in other languages

top(English)cime(Français)Gipfel(Deutsch)

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as:

  • ccima
  • ciam
  • cimma
  • cmia
  • icma

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

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

ccima1ciam2cimma1cmia2icma2
Edit distance from "cima"

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 "cima"?
"cima" is spelled C-I-M-A. The IPA pronunciation is [ˈsima].
What does "cima" mean?
As a noun, "cima" means: Punto más alto de algo.
What words are commonly confused with "cima"?
"cima" is commonly confused with "com", "ciu", "cis". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.
How do you pronounce "cima"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "cima" is [ˈsima]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "cima" come from?
"cima" is a Spanish word. PlainSpell covers definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data across English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German.
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Similar Spanish words by spelling shape

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

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked Spanish headwords with 4 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

bill#5,585beca#5,584Alza#5,580vota#5,575

Similar misspelling depth

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

dirá5 variantsgano5 variantsmami5 variantsmíos5 variants

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list