cítrico
[ˈsit̪ɾiko]
The verdict
“cítrico” is an uncommon Spanish word, ranked #52,831 in Spanish word frequency and used as an adjective.
- #52,831
- frequency rank, Spanish
- 7
- letters
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - Propio o relacionado con el ácido cítrico.
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | cítrico |
| Language | Spanish |
| Part of speech | Adjective |
| IPA | [ˈsit̪ɾiko] |
| Letters | 7 |
| Frequency rank | #52,831 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Where “cítrico” sits in Spanish frequency
Spelling & Dictionary Insight
The Spanish entry for cítrico is 7 letters long, classified as an adjective, and transcribed in the International Phonetic Alphabet as [ˈsit̪ɾiko]. Corpus data places it at rank #52,831 in overall Spanish word frequency, marking it as uncommon enough that many writers pause before typing it. Wiktionary records 2 distinct senses for this headword, so context determines which meaning a reader should apply.
No generated misspelling entries exist for cítrico in our index, since its letter sequence doesn't invite the usual edit-distance slips. Our confusable-pair dataset has no match for it, which usually means its spelling is distinct enough that readers don't reach for a similar-looking word instead.
No borrowing history is documented for this entry, leaving phoneme-to-grapheme mapping as the best guide to its spelling rather than a borrowing history. The correct Spanish form is cítrico, spelled C-Í-T-R-I-C-O.
Definition
- 1Propio o relacionado con el ácido cítrico.
- 2Propio o relacionado con las frutas cítricas: lima, limón, mandarina, naranja, pomelo o toronja o sus híbridos.
This word in other languages
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.
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Using “cítrico”
The practical upshot for anyone who landed here from a spell-check.
- The one correct Spanish spelling is C-Í-T-R-I-C-O - every other letter order is a misspelling in standard orthography.
- Say it as [ˈsit̪ɾiko] (IPA); tap the speaker on the pronunciation badge to hear it where audio exists.
- Browse more Spanish words and confusable pairs in the same reference. Spanish words
Data Source
Wiktionary (via kaikki.org), licensed under CC BY-SA & GFDL. Word ordering uses an open word-frequency list; misspelling variants are generated by edit-distance from the correct headword.