cinismo

/[siˈnismo]/ noun

Letters

7 characters

Frequency Rank

#13,407

in Spanish word usage

Misspellings

11

tracked variants

Confusables

3

similar word pairs

cinismo is aSpanishnoun. It means: Conducta descarada para mentir o hacer cosas indebidas, generalmente fingiendo ignorancia o desconocimiento. Pronounced [siˈnismo]. Often confused with civismo and cínico.

Key facts for cinismo
PropertyValue
Headwordcinismo
LanguageSpanish
Part of speechNoun
IPA[siˈnismo]
Letters7
Frequency rank#13,407
Misspellings tracked11
Confusable pairs3
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Frequency rank visualization

Position of cinismo in Spanish word frequency (lower rank = more common)

Source: Wordfreq corpus

Spelling & Dictionary Insight

The Spanish entry for cinismo is 7 letters long, classified as anoun, and transcribed in the International Phonetic Alphabet as [siˈnismo]. Corpus data places it at rank #13,407 in overall Spanish word frequency, marking it as uncommon enough that many writers pause before typing it.Wiktionary records 3 distinct senses for this headword, so context determines which meaning a reader should apply.

Our Hunspell-derived misspelling index lists 11 documented wrong-spelling variants for cinismo, with forms such as "ccinismo", "ciinsmo", and "cinimso". Each variant represents a distinct typo pattern that appears often enough in corpora to be worth flagging, typically a doubled-consonant error, a silent-letter drop, or a vowel substitution.It also participates in 3 confusable-pair relationships, "civismo", "cínico", "ciclismo", where similar look or sound leads writers to substitute one word for another in context.

No explicit etymology string is stored for this entry, so spelling patterns must be inferred from the word's phoneme-to-grapheme mapping rather than from a documented borrowing chain. For readers arriving here from a spelling check, the authoritative guidance is: the correct Spanish form is cinismo, spelled C-I-N-I-S-M-O, and any other sequence of those letters, regardless of how natural it feels, is a misspelling in standard orthography.

Definition

  1. 1
    Conducta descarada para mentir o hacer cosas indebidas, generalmente fingiendo ignorancia o desconocimiento.
  2. 2
    Escuela filosófica de los antiguos griegos, fundada por Antístenes (443-336 a.C) y cuyo mejor representante fue Diógenes de Sínope (412-323 a.C). Se caracterizó por una crítica desmedida a todos los aspectos de la sociedad y de la vida, y sus seguidores vivían como mendigos descuidando su aseo y apariencia.
  3. 3
    Mala educación y falta de aseo.

Synonyms

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Common misspellings

Also misspelled as: ccinismo,ciinsmo,cinimso,cinismmo,cinisom,cinissmo,cinnismo,cinsimo,cniismo,icnismo,sinismo

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

Relative frequency of common misspelling types for cinismo

Misspelling Variants of "cinismo"

ccinismo8ciinsmo7cinimso7cinismmo8cinisom7cinissmo8cinnismo8cinsimo7
Misspelling Variants of "cinismo"

Frequency rank: #13,407 in Spanish

Frequently Asked Questions

How do you spell "cinismo"?
"cinismo" is spelled C-I-N-I-S-M-O. The IPA pronunciation is [siˈnismo].
What does "cinismo" mean?
As a noun, "cinismo" means: Conducta descarada para mentir o hacer cosas indebidas, generalmente fingiendo ignorancia o desconocimiento.
What words are commonly confused with "cinismo"?
"cinismo" is commonly confused with "civismo", "cínico", "ciclismo". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.
How do you pronounce "cinismo"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "cinismo" is [siˈnismo]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "cinismo" come from?
"cinismo" is a Spanish word. PlainSpell covers definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data across English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German.
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Data Source: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org), licensed under CC BY-SA & GFDL. Frequency data from Wordfreq. Misspellings derived from Hunspell dictionaries.