cimarrón

[simaˈrõn]

/[simaˈrõn]/ adj

The verdict

“cimarrón” is uncommon Spanish (frequency #67,577 among 8,288 “C” headwords), classed as an adjective. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

#67,577
frequency rank, Spanish
8,288
“C” headwords

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Dicho de una persona o animal, huido de las colonias establecidas por los conquistadores en América para echarse al monte

Corpus desk

Index ES-cimarron · cimarrón · Spanish

cimarrón · rank #67,577 · 0 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-RARE #67,577
  • LEN-LONG 8 letters
  • VOW-3 3 vowels
  • CONFUS-0 No pairs
  • VAR-0 0 variants
  • BOOK-DENSE 8,288
  • PHOTO-FINISH cinemateca

Nearest frequency peer: cinemateca (+2 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.

Frequency neighbourhood for “cimarrón”

Lower corpus rank = more everyday usage (inverted bar length for readability)

corpus weight

What this shows Bars show where “cimarrón” sits against the nearest ranked Spanish headwords in the FrequencyWords band, not a reprint of letter-browse containment.

Source FrequencyWords open word-frequency list As of September 3, 2026
Key facts for cimarrón
PropertyValue
Headwordcimarrón
LanguageSpanish
Part of speechAdjective
IPA[simaˈrõn]
Letters8
Frequency rank#67,577
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Dónde se sitúa “cimarrón” en la frecuencia del español

La frecuencia va del puñado de palabras que usamos sin parar (izquierda) a la cola larga que apenas aparece (derecha).cimarróncae aquí:

#1#100#1K#10K#100K
← used constantlyrarely used →

Los ticks avanzan en logaritmo; cada uno es del orden de diez veces más raro. En la misma franja de rareza aparecen “cinemateca” (#67,579), “choquen” (#67,574), “Cinthia” (#67,580). Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Rare enough to double-check

cimarrón is uncommon Spanish at frequency #67,577 among 8,288 “C” headwords, classed as anadjective, transcribed [simaˈrõn]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. 4 senses are on record.

Our edit-distance generator produced no likely misspellings for cimarrón, 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.

Our source data has no etymology on file for this entry, so its spelling pattern is best understood through pronunciation rather than a traceable origin. The correct Spanish form is cimarrón, spelled C-I-M-A-R-R-Ó-N.

Definition

  1. 1
    Dicho de una persona o animal, huido de las colonias establecidas por los conquistadores en América para echarse al monte
  2. 2
    Del ganado, que se ha criado en ese régimen, y es bravío o indomesticable
  3. 3
    De una especie vegetal, que es silvestre, existiendo también un cultivar
  4. 4
    Del mate, bebido sin otro sabor que el de la yerba mate, de pronunciado sabor amargo

Recorded use

Wiktionary examples

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

  1. Un hidalgo, llamado Antonio de Saact Miguelí yendo con sus compañeros por las sierras de la villa de Sanct Joan de la Maganna (que es en la mitad desta nuestra isla, a la parte desta costa del Sur), topó con un indio cimarrón o bravo que andaba en cueros, e con ciertas varas tos tadas para pelear o matar algunos puercos cimarrones o salvajes, de los cuale…
  2. la ysla al presente está muy pacífica de yndios cimarrones, que un español sin temor puede andar por ella, porque se han seguido de manera que se han castigado todos los principales de ellos

Synonyms

This word in other languages

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 "cimarrón"?
"cimarrón" is spelled C-I-M-A-R-R-Ó-N. The IPA pronunciation is [simaˈrõn].
What does "cimarrón" mean?
As an adjective, "cimarrón" means: Dicho de una persona o animal, huido de las colonias establecidas por los conquistadores en América para echarse al monte
How do you pronounce "cimarrón"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "cimarrón" is [simaˈrõn]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "cimarrón" come from?
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Same letter count

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

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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.

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list