cisco

[ˈsisko]

/[ˈsisko]/ noun

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The verdict

“cisco” has 8 generated spelling variants in the Spanish index at frequency #20,929. The variants make it a useful spelling check.

#20,929
frequency rank, Spanish
8,288
“C” headwords
8
tracked misspellings
20
confusable pairs

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Carbón, generalmente vegetal, en porciones pequeñas.

Corpus desk

Index ES-cisco · cisco · Spanish

cisco · rank #20,929 · 8 variants · 20 confusables

  • FREQ-MID #20,929
  • LEN-MID 5 letters
  • VOW-2 2 vowels
  • CONFUS-HIGH 20 pairs
  • VAR-MID 8 variants
  • BOOK-DENSE 8,288
  • PHOTO-FINISH chupando

Nearest frequency peer: chupando (-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 “cisco”

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

corpus weight

What this shows “cisco” 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).

cisco vs coco
60% similar
cisco vs coso
60% similar
cisco vs cuco
60% similar

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

Key facts for cisco
PropertyValue
Headwordcisco
LanguageSpanish
Part of speechNoun
IPA[ˈsisko]
Letters5
Frequency rank#20,929
Misspellings tracked8
Confusable pairs20
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Frecuencia del imán ortográfico “cisco”

La frecuencia va del puñado de palabras que usamos sin parar (izquierda) a la cola larga que apenas aparece (derecha).ciscocae 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 “chupando” (#20,928), “Chacón” (#20,926), “cofundador” (#20,932). Entre 8,288 lemas con “C”, “cisco” va en #20,929. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

A misspelling magnet

The generator records 8 spelling variants around cisco (IPA [ˈsisko]), anoun. Corpus frequency is #20,929 among 8,288 “C” headwords. Wiktionary lists 2 senses, so context still picks the gloss.

Our generated misspelling index lists 8 likely wrong-spelling variants for cisco, with forms such as "ccisco", "cicso", and "ciscco". 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 20 confusable-pair relationships, "coco", "coso", "cuco", and more, a pairing that trips writers up because the two words share enough sound or shape to blur together.

This headword's origin isn't recorded in our source data, leaving phoneme-to-grapheme mapping as the best guide to its spelling rather than a borrowing history. The correct Spanish form is cisco, spelled C-I-S-C-O.

Definition

  1. 1
    Carbón, generalmente vegetal, en porciones pequeñas.
  2. 2
    Alboroto bullicioso o estrepitoso.

Recorded use

Wiktionary example

These source excerpts show how cisco appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.

  1. ¡Menudo cisco montaron ayer los vecinos discutiendo a las tantas!

This word in other languages

coaldust(English)

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as:

  • ccisco
  • cicso
  • ciscco
  • cisoc
  • cissco
  • csico
  • icsco
  • sisco

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

How far each generated variant is from the correct spelling of cisco - counted as single-character edits (an insertion, a deletion, or a substituted letter). The larger the bar, the easier the typo is to spot; one-edit slips are the ones that sneak past readers.

ccisco1cicso2ciscco1cisoc2cissco1csico2icsco2sisco1
Edit distance from "cisco"

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 "cisco"?
"cisco" is spelled C-I-S-C-O. The IPA pronunciation is [ˈsisko].
What does "cisco" mean?
As a noun, "cisco" means: Carbón, generalmente vegetal, en porciones pequeñas.
What words are commonly confused with "cisco"?
"cisco" is commonly confused with "coco", "coso", "cuco". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.
How do you pronounce "cisco"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "cisco" is [ˈsisko]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "cisco" come from?
"cisco" is a Spanish word. PlainSpell covers definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data across English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German.
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Similar Spanish words by spelling shape

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

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked Spanish headwords with 5 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

Dakar#20,946Berta#20,904belle#20,903Baron#20,901

Similar misspelling depth

Headwords with a similar count of attested misspellings (8 here; floor ≥5).

corrige8 variantsdeidad8 variantsaletas8 variantsTovar8 variants

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list