cinematógrafo
[sinemaˈt̪oɣ̞ɾafo]
The verdict
“cinematógrafo” is uncommon Spanish (frequency #60,635 among 77,812 “C” headwords), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
- #60,635
- frequency rank, Spanish
- 77,812
- “C” headwords
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - Cámara y proyector, al principio unidos en un mismo aparato, inventado en Francia por los hermanos Auguste y Louis Lumière.
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | cinematógrafo |
| Language | Spanish |
| Part of speech | Noun |
| IPA | [sinemaˈt̪oɣ̞ɾafo] |
| Letters | 13 |
| Frequency rank | #60,635 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Where “cinematógrafo” sits in Spanish frequency
Rare enough to double-check
cinematógrafo is uncommon Spanish at frequency #60,635 among 77,812 “C” headwords, classed as anoun, transcribed [sinemaˈt̪oɣ̞ɾafo]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "Cámara y proyector, al principio unidos en un mismo aparato, inventado en Francia por los hermanos Auguste y Louis Lumière.".
The misspelling generator found no plausible variants for cinematógrafo, a sign its spelling follows regular Spanish conventions. This entry stands alone in our confusable dataset, since its spelling is unusual enough that it doesn't cluster with a lookalike.
No documented word history exists for this headword, so its spelling pattern is best understood through pronunciation rather than a traceable origin. The correct Spanish form is cinematógrafo, spelled C-I-N-E-M-A-T-Ó-G-R-A-F-O.
Definition
- 1Cámara y proyector, al principio unidos en un mismo aparato, inventado en Francia por los hermanos Auguste y Louis Lumière.
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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Using “cinematógrafo”
The practical upshot for anyone who landed here from a spell-check.
- The one correct Spanish spelling is C-I-N-E-M-A-T-Ó-G-R-A-F-O - every other letter order is a misspelling in standard orthography.
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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.