cintura

[sĩn̪ˈt̪uɾa]

/[sĩn̪ˈt̪uɾa]/ noun

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The verdict

“cintura” has 11 generated spelling variants in the Spanish index at frequency #7,681. The variants make it a useful spelling check.

#7,681
frequency rank, Spanish
8,288
“C” headwords
11
tracked misspellings
14
confusable pairs

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Parte del cuerpo humano inmediatamente por debajo de la última costilla flotante.

Corpus desk

Index ES-cintura · cintura · Spanish

cintura · rank #7,681 · 11 variants · 14 confusables

  • FREQ-COMMON #7,681
  • LEN-LONG 7 letters
  • VOW-3 3 vowels
  • CONFUS-MID 14 pairs
  • VAR-MID 11 variants
  • BOOK-DENSE 8,288
  • PHOTO-FINISH charlas

Nearest frequency peer: charlas (-1 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.

Pares de rango junto al imán ortográfico “cintura”

Misma franja de rareza: útil si un typo cae en un lema vecino

corpus weight

What this shows “cintura” está entre estos pares FrequencyWords; la profundidad de typo se mide aparte en el gráfico de distancia de edición.

Source FrequencyWords open word-frequency list As of September 3, 2026

Visual similarity to commonly confused words

How many letter changes separate each confused pair (Levenshtein distance, normalized).

cintura vs contra
71% similar
cintura vs cultura
71% similar
cintura vs contará
57% similar

Source: PlainSpell confusable corpus (Wiktionary, CC BY-SA).

Key facts for cintura
PropertyValue
Headwordcintura
LanguageSpanish
Part of speechNoun
IPA[sĩn̪ˈt̪uɾa]
Letters7
Frequency rank#7,681
Misspellings tracked11
Confusable pairs14
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Frecuencia del imán ortográfico “cintura”

De izquierda a derecha: las pocas palabras que cargan el habla diaria, luego la cola larga casi invisible.cinturacae aquí:

#1#100#1K#10K#100K
← used constantlyrarely used →

El eje es logarítmico: cada tick marca unas diez veces menos frecuencia. En la misma franja de rareza aparecen “charlas” (#7,680), “chan” (#7,679), “cojones” (#7,683). Entre 8,288 lemas con “C”, “cintura” va en #7,681. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

A misspelling magnet

The generator records 11 spelling variants around cintura (IPA [sĩn̪ˈt̪uɾa]), anoun. Corpus frequency is #7,681 among 8,288 “C” headwords. Dominant gloss: "Parte del cuerpo humano inmediatamente por debajo de la última costilla flotante.".

Our generated misspelling index lists 11 likely wrong-spelling variants for cintura, with forms such as "ccintura", "cinntura", and "cintrua". Each of these forms differs from the correct spelling by one small edit: a doubled letter, a dropped silent letter, or a substituted vowel. It also participates in 14 confusable-pair relationships, "contra", "cultura", "contará", and more, since the words sound or look close enough that writers reach for the wrong one mid-sentence.

Wiktionary doesn't record an etymology for this headword, so its spelling is easiest explained by how it's pronounced rather than where it came from. The correct Spanish form is cintura, spelled C-I-N-T-U-R-A.

Definition

  1. 1
    Parte del cuerpo humano inmediatamente por debajo de la última costilla flotante.

This word in other languages

waist(English)taille(Français)

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as:

  • ccintura
  • cinntura
  • cintrua
  • cinttura
  • cintuar
  • cinturra
  • cinutra
  • citnura
  • cnitura
  • icntura
  • sintura

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

How far each generated variant is from the correct spelling of cintura - measured in single-character edits (insert, delete, or substitute a letter). Larger bars are easier to catch; one-edit slips are the sneakiest.

ccintura1cinntura1cintrua2cinttura1cintuar2cinturra1cinutra2citnura2
Edit distance from "cintura"

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.

Frequently Asked Questions

How do you spell "cintura"?
"cintura" is spelled C-I-N-T-U-R-A. The IPA pronunciation is [sĩn̪ˈt̪uɾa].
What does "cintura" mean?
As a noun, "cintura" means: Parte del cuerpo humano inmediatamente por debajo de la última costilla flotante.
What words are commonly confused with "cintura"?
"cintura" is commonly confused with "contra", "cultura", "contará". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.
How do you pronounce "cintura"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "cintura" is [sĩn̪ˈt̪uɾa]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "cintura" come from?
"cintura" is a Spanish word. PlainSpell's reference spans five languages -- English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German -- with definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data for each.
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Similar Spanish words by spelling shape

Same letter count and similar misspelling depth for "cintura", not the corpus desk frequency band.

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked Spanish headwords with 7 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

charlas#7,680cojones#7,683cemento#7,677Augusto#7,667

Similar misspelling depth

Headwords with a similar count of attested misspellings (11 here; floor ≥5).

desafíos11 variantsvendría11 variantsinsiste11 variantsproveer11 variants

Source: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org) Structured Wiktionary extract

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list