cinto

/[ˈsĩn̪t̪o]/ noun

Letters

5 characters

Frequency Rank

#32,557

in Spanish word usage

Misspellings

8

tracked variants

Confusables

20

similar word pairs

cinto is aSpanishnoun. It means: Tira de tela o cuero que, ceñida a la cintura, sirve para sujetar el pantalón, para ajustar un vestido o para colgar utensilios o armas Pronounced [ˈsĩn̪t̪o]. Often confused with cio and cita.

Key facts for cinto
PropertyValue
Headwordcinto
LanguageSpanish
Part of speechNoun
IPA[ˈsĩn̪t̪o]
Letters5
Frequency rank#32,557
Misspellings tracked8
Confusable pairs20
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Frequency rank visualization

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

Source: Wordfreq corpus

Spelling & Dictionary Insight

The Spanish entry for cinto is 5 letters long, classified as anoun, and transcribed in the International Phonetic Alphabet as [ˈsĩn̪t̪o]. Corpus data places it at rank #32,557 in overall Spanish word frequency, marking it as uncommon enough that many writers pause before typing it.Wiktionary records 6 distinct senses for this headword, so context determines which meaning a reader should apply.

Our Hunspell-derived misspelling index lists 8 documented wrong-spelling variants for cinto, with forms such as "ccinto", "cinnto", and "cinot". 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 20 confusable-pair relationships, "cio", "cita", "coño", and more, 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 cinto, spelled C-I-N-T-O, and any other sequence of those letters, regardless of how natural it feels, is a misspelling in standard orthography.

Definition

  1. 1
    Tira de tela o cuero que, ceñida a la cintura, sirve para sujetar el pantalón, para ajustar un vestido o para colgar utensilios o armas
  2. 2
    Variante anticuada de cintura.
  3. 3
    Cíngulo.
  4. 4
    Recinto amurallado.
  5. 5
    Tirador (cinturón que usa el gaucho).
  6. 6
    Cinturón de seguridad.

Synonyms

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Common misspellings

Also misspelled as: ccinto,cinnto,cinot,cintto,citno,cnito,icnto,sinto

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

Relative frequency of common misspelling types for cinto

Misspelling Variants of "cinto"

ccinto6cinnto6cinot5cintto6citno5cnito5icnto5sinto5
Misspelling Variants of "cinto"

Frequency rank: #32,557 in Spanish

Frequently Asked Questions

How do you spell "cinto"?
"cinto" is spelled C-I-N-T-O. The IPA pronunciation is [ˈsĩn̪t̪o].
What does "cinto" mean?
As a noun, "cinto" means: Tira de tela o cuero que, ceñida a la cintura, sirve para sujetar el pantalón, para ajustar un vestido o para colgar utensilios o armas
What words are commonly confused with "cinto"?
"cinto" is commonly confused with "cio", "cita", "coño". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.
How do you pronounce "cinto"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "cinto" is [ˈsĩn̪t̪o]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "cinto" come from?
"cinto" 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.