cítrico

[ˈsit̪ɾiko]

/[ˈsit̪ɾiko]/ adj

The verdict

“cítrico” is uncommon Spanish (frequency #52,831 among 8,288 “C” headwords), classed as an adjective. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

#52,831
frequency rank, Spanish
8,288
“C” headwords

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Propio o relacionado con el ácido cítrico.

Corpus desk

Index ES-citrico · cítrico · Spanish

cítrico · rank #52,831 · 0 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-RARE #52,831
  • LEN-LONG 7 letters
  • VOW-3 3 vowels
  • CONFUS-0 No pairs
  • VAR-0 0 variants
  • BOOK-DENSE 8,288
  • PHOTO-FINISH cunde

Nearest frequency peer: cunde (-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.

Rangos de cola larga cerca de “cítrico”

Banda escasa: las barras invierten el rango para que lo raro se lea más corto

corpus weight

What this shows Vista de cola larga: dónde “cítrico” se sitúa frente a rangos españoles igualmente raros.

Source FrequencyWords open word-frequency list As of September 3, 2026
Key facts for cítrico
PropertyValue
Headwordcítrico
LanguageSpanish
Part of speechAdjective
IPA[ˈsit̪ɾiko]
Letters7
Frequency rank#52,831
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Cola larga: rango de “cítrico” en español

Esta escala corre desde el núcleo del español cotidiano (izquierda) hasta el rastro de formas rara vez usadas (derecha).cítricocae en esta cola de rareza:

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

Los ticks avanzan en logaritmo; cada uno es del orden de diez veces más raro. Vecinos raros de la misma franja: “cunde” (#52,830), “debiese” (#52,832), “Cummings” (#52,829). Entre 8,288 lemas con “C”, “cítrico” va en #52,831. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Rare enough to double-check

cítrico is uncommon Spanish at frequency #52,831 among 8,288 “C” headwords, classed as anadjective, transcribed [ˈsit̪ɾiko]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. 2 senses are on record.

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

  1. 1
    Propio o relacionado con el ácido cítrico.
  2. 2
    Propio 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.

Frequently Asked Questions

How do you spell "cítrico"?
"cítrico" is spelled C-Í-T-R-I-C-O. The IPA pronunciation is [ˈsit̪ɾiko].
What does "cítrico" mean?
As an adjective, "cítrico" means: Propio o relacionado con el ácido cítrico.
How do you pronounce "cítrico"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "cítrico" is [ˈsit̪ɾiko]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "cítrico" come from?
"cítrico" 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 "cítrico", not the corpus desk frequency band.

Same letter count

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

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list