cimitarra
[simiˈt̪ara]
The verdict
“cimitarra” is uncommon Spanish (frequency #95,008 among 8,288 “C” headwords), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
- #95,008
- frequency rank, Spanish
- 8,288
- “C” headwords
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Especie de sable corto, curvo y ensanchado hacia la punta, usado antaño por turcos y persas.
Corpus desk
Index ES-cimitarra · cimitarra · Spanish
cimitarra · rank #95,008 · 0 variants · 0 confusables
- FREQ-RARE #95,008
- LEN-LONG 9 letters
- VOW-4 4 vowels
- CONFUS-0 No pairs
- VAR-0 0 variants
- BOOK-DENSE 8,288
- PHOTO-FINISH chocolatinas
Nearest frequency peer: chocolatinas (-3 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.
Rangos de cola larga cerca de “cimitarra”
Banda escasa: las barras invierten el rango para que lo raro se lea más corto
- choclos
choclos
4,997 corpus weight
- chocolatinas
chocolatinas
4,996 corpus weight
- cimitarra
cimitarra
4,993 corpus weight
- cizalla
cizalla
4,990 corpus weight
- clasificaba
clasificaba
4,989 corpus weight
- classificat…
classification
4,988 corpus weight
What this shows Vista de cola larga: dónde “cimitarra” se sitúa frente a rangos españoles igualmente raros.
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | cimitarra |
| Language | Spanish |
| Part of speech | Noun |
| IPA | [simiˈt̪ara] |
| Letters | 9 |
| Frequency rank | #95,008 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Cola larga: rango de “cimitarra” en español
Rare enough to double-check
cimitarra is uncommon Spanish at frequency #95,008 among 8,288 “C” headwords, classed as anoun, transcribed [simiˈt̪ara]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "Especie de sable corto, curvo y ensanchado hacia la punta, usado antaño por turcos y persas.".
cimitarra has no tracked misspelling variants, typically a sign the spelling maps closely to how the word sounds. Our dataset records no confusable match here, since its spelling is unusual enough that it doesn't cluster with a lookalike.
This entry carries no recorded etymology, so its spelling is easiest explained by how it's pronounced rather than where it came from. The correct Spanish form is cimitarra, spelled C-I-M-I-T-A-R-R-A.
Definition
- 1Especie de sable corto, curvo y ensanchado hacia la punta, usado antaño por turcos y persas.
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.
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