cinturón

[sĩn̪t̪uˈɾõn]

/[sĩn̪t̪uˈɾõn]/ noun

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The verdict

“cinturón” has 13 generated spelling variants in the Spanish index at frequency #6,273. The variants make it a useful spelling check.

#6,273
frequency rank, Spanish
8,288
“C” headwords
13
tracked misspellings
6
confusable pairs

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - 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.

Corpus desk

Index ES-cinturon · cinturón · Spanish

cinturón · rank #6,273 · 13 variants · 6 confusables

  • FREQ-COMMON #6,273
  • LEN-LONG 8 letters
  • VOW-3 3 vowels
  • CONFUS-MID 6 pairs
  • VAR-HIGH 13 variants
  • BOOK-DENSE 8,288
  • PHOTO-FINISH caña

Nearest frequency peer: caña (-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 “cinturón”

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

corpus weight

What this shows “cinturón” 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).

cinturón vs citaron
63% similar
cinturón vs contaron
63% similar
cinturón vs cinturones
70% similar

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

Key facts for cinturón
PropertyValue
Headwordcinturón
LanguageSpanish
Part of speechNoun
IPA[sĩn̪t̪uˈɾõn]
Letters8
Frequency rank#6,273
Misspellings tracked13
Confusable pairs6
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Frecuencia del imán ortográfico “cinturón”

La frecuencia va del puñado de palabras que usamos sin parar (izquierda) a la cola larga que apenas aparece (derecha).cinturóncae aquí:

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

La escala es logarítmica (cada marca ≈ 10× más rara). En la misma franja de rareza aparecen “caña” (#6,272), “coloca” (#6,274), “casada” (#6,271). Entre 8,288 lemas con “C”, “cinturón” va en #6,273. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

A misspelling magnet

The generator records 13 spelling variants around cinturón (IPA [sĩn̪t̪uˈɾõn]), anoun. Corpus frequency is #6,273 among 8,288 “C” headwords. Wiktionary lists 6 senses, so context still picks the gloss.

Our generated misspelling index lists 13 likely wrong-spelling variants for cinturón, with forms such as "ccinturón", "cinnturón", and "cintruón". 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 6 confusable-pair relationships, "citaron", "contaron", "cinturones", and more, a pairing that trips writers up because the two words share enough sound or shape to blur together.

This entry carries no recorded etymology, so its spelling is easiest explained by how it's pronounced rather than where it came from. The correct Spanish form is cinturón, spelled C-I-N-T-U-R-Ó-N.

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
    Por extensión, cosa o serie de ellas que circundan a otra
  3. 3
    En especial, zona fabril o residencial que rodea el núcleo de una población
  4. 4
    Avenida o carretera que rodea una población
  5. 5
    Grado que se otorga a los practicantes en algunas artes marciales, y que se distingue por el color del cinturón₁ que este viste
  6. 6
    Zona blindada, desde la cubierta hasta justo debajo de la línea de flotación, que llevan algunos buques de guerra

Synonyms

correacircunvalación

This word in other languages

belt(English)ceinture(Français)Gürtel(Deutsch)cinto(Português)

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as:

  • ccinturón
  • cinnturón
  • cintruón
  • cintturón
  • cinturnó
  • cinturrón
  • cinturónn
  • cintuórn
  • cinutrón
  • citnurón
  • cniturón
  • icnturón
  • sinturón

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

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

ccinturón1cinnturón1cintruón2cintturón1cinturnó2cinturrón1cinturónn1cintuórn2
Edit distance from "cinturón"

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 "cinturón"?
"cinturón" is spelled C-I-N-T-U-R-Ó-N. The IPA pronunciation is [sĩn̪t̪uˈɾõn].
What does "cinturón" mean?
As a noun, "cinturón" 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 "cinturón"?
"cinturón" is commonly confused with "citaron", "contaron", "cinturones". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.
How do you pronounce "cinturón"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "cinturón" is [sĩn̪t̪uˈɾõn]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "cinturón" come from?
"cinturón" is a Spanish word. You can look up definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data for this and other words across English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German on PlainSpell.
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Similar Spanish words by spelling shape

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

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked Spanish headwords with 8 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

columnas#6,275destinos#6,285aparatos#6,260Alicante#6,258

Similar misspelling depth

Headwords with a similar count of attested misspellings (13 here; floor ≥5).

despierto13 variantsdisminuir13 variantsdivorcio13 variantsencantado13 variants

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list