cinéfilo
[siˈnefilo]
The verdict
“cinéfilo” is uncommon Spanish (frequency #78,964 among 77,812 “C” headwords), classed as an adjective. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
- #78,964
- frequency rank, Spanish
- 77,812
- “C” headwords
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - Apasionado por el mundo cinematográfico.
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | cinéfilo |
| Language | Spanish |
| Part of speech | Adjective |
| IPA | [siˈnefilo] |
| Letters | 8 |
| Frequency rank | #78,964 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Where “cinéfilo” sits in Spanish frequency
Rare enough to double-check
cinéfilo is uncommon Spanish at frequency #78,964 among 77,812 “C” headwords, classed as anadjective, transcribed [siˈnefilo]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "Apasionado por el mundo cinematográfico.".
Our edit-distance generator produced no likely misspellings for cinéfilo, 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's etymology isn't recorded, so its spelling pattern is best understood through pronunciation rather than a traceable origin. The correct Spanish form is cinéfilo, spelled C-I-N-É-F-I-L-O.
Definition
- 1Apasionado por el mundo cinematográfico.
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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Using “cinéfilo”
The practical upshot for anyone who landed here from a spell-check.
- The one correct Spanish spelling is C-I-N-É-F-I-L-O - every other letter order is a misspelling in standard orthography.
- Say it as [siˈnefilo] (IPA); tap the speaker on the pronunciation badge to hear it where audio exists.
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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.