ciruela

[siˈɾwela]

/[siˈɾwela]/ noun

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The verdict

“ciruela” has 10 generated spelling variants in the Spanish index at frequency #39,638. The variants make it a useful spelling check.

#39,638
frequency rank, Spanish
8,288
“C” headwords
10
tracked misspellings
8
confusable pairs

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Fruta del ciruelo (Árbol del género Prunus).

Corpus desk

Index ES-ciruela · ciruela · Spanish

ciruela · rank #39,638 · 10 variants · 8 confusables

  • FREQ-MID #39,638
  • LEN-LONG 7 letters
  • VOW-4 4 vowels
  • CONFUS-MID 8 pairs
  • VAR-MID 10 variants
  • BOOK-DENSE 8,288
  • PHOTO-FINISH circulatorio

Nearest frequency peer: circulatorio (-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 “ciruela”

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

corpus weight

What this shows “ciruela” 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).

ciruela vs cruel
71% similar
ciruela vs cuela
71% similar
ciruela vs cirugía
71% similar

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

Key facts for ciruela
PropertyValue
Headwordciruela
LanguageSpanish
Part of speechNoun
IPA[siˈɾwela]
Letters7
Frequency rank#39,638
Misspellings tracked10
Confusable pairs8
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Frecuencia del imán ortográfico “ciruela”

De izquierda a derecha: las pocas palabras que cargan el habla diaria, luego la cola larga casi invisible.ciruelacae 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 “circulatorio” (#39,637), “coexisten” (#39,641), “chimpancés” (#39,634). Entre 8,288 lemas con “C”, “ciruela” va en #39,638. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

A misspelling magnet

The generator records 10 spelling variants around ciruela (IPA [siˈɾwela]), anoun. Corpus frequency is #39,638 among 8,288 “C” headwords. Dominant gloss: "Fruta del ciruelo (Árbol del género Prunus).".

Our generated misspelling index lists 10 likely wrong-spelling variants for ciruela, with forms such as "cciruela", "cireula", and "cirruela". Every one of these variants traces to a single-character edit -- an added or dropped letter, a swapped consonant, or a vowel swap -- the kind of slip a spell-checker is built to catch. It also participates in 8 confusable-pair relationships, "cruel", "cuela", "cirugía", and more, a pairing that trips writers up because the two words share enough sound or shape to blur together.

Our source data has no etymology on file for this entry, so its spelling pattern is best understood through pronunciation rather than a traceable origin. The correct Spanish form is ciruela, spelled C-I-R-U-E-L-A.

Definition

  1. 1
    Fruta del ciruelo (Árbol del género Prunus).

This word in other languages

plum(English)prune(Français)Pflaume(Deutsch)ameixa(Português)

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as:

  • cciruela
  • cireula
  • cirruela
  • cirueal
  • ciruella
  • cirulea
  • ciurela
  • criuela
  • icruela
  • siruela

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

How far each generated variant is from the correct spelling of ciruela - expressed in single-character edits (insert, delete, or swap one letter). Bigger bars stand out at a glance; a one-edit slip is the hardest to catch.

cciruela1cireula2cirruela1cirueal2ciruella1cirulea2ciurela2criuela2
Edit distance from "ciruela"

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 "ciruela"?
"ciruela" is spelled C-I-R-U-E-L-A. The IPA pronunciation is [siˈɾwela].
What does "ciruela" mean?
As a noun, "ciruela" means: Fruta del ciruelo (Árbol del género Prunus).
What words are commonly confused with "ciruela"?
"ciruela" is commonly confused with "cruel", "cuela", "cirugía". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.
How do you pronounce "ciruela"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "ciruela" is [siˈɾwela]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "ciruela" come from?
"ciruela" 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 "ciruela", not the corpus desk frequency band.

Same letter count

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

colador#39,644colmado#39,645colofón#39,646cavando#39,629

Similar misspelling depth

Headwords with a similar count of attested misspellings (10 here; floor ≥5).

cartuja10 variantsbombos10 variantsCorinto10 variantsbarriendo10 variants

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list