ciudades

[sjuˈð̞að̞es]

/[sjuˈð̞að̞es]/ noun

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The verdict

“ciudades” has 12 generated spelling variants in the Spanish index at frequency #886. The variants make it a useful spelling check.

#886
frequency rank, Spanish
8,288
“C” headwords
12
tracked misspellings
3
confusable pairs

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Forma del plural de ciudad.

Corpus desk

Index ES-ciudades · ciudades · Spanish

ciudades · rank #886 · 12 variants · 3 confusables

  • FREQ-CORE #886
  • LEN-LONG 8 letters
  • VOW-4 4 vowels
  • CONFUS-LOW 3 pairs
  • VAR-MID 12 variants
  • BOOK-DENSE 8,288
  • PHOTO-FINISH banda

Nearest frequency peer: banda (-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 “ciudades”

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

corpus weight

What this shows “ciudades” 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).

ciudades vs ciudad
75% similar
ciudades vs caudales
75% similar
ciudades vs ciudadela
78% similar

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

Key facts for ciudades
PropertyValue
Headwordciudades
LanguageSpanish
Part of speechNoun
IPA[sjuˈð̞að̞es]
Letters8
Frequency rank#886
Misspellings tracked12
Confusable pairs3
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Frecuencia del imán ortográfico “ciudades”

Esta escala corre desde el núcleo del español cotidiano (izquierda) hasta el rastro de formas rara vez usadas (derecha).ciudadescae 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 “banda” (#885), “clases” (#887), “colegio” (#888). Entre 8,288 lemas con “C”, “ciudades” va en #886. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

A misspelling magnet

The generator records 12 spelling variants around ciudades (IPA [sjuˈð̞að̞es]), anoun. Corpus frequency is #886 among 8,288 “C” headwords. Dominant gloss: "Forma del plural de ciudad.".

Our generated misspelling index lists 12 likely wrong-spelling variants for ciudades, with forms such as "cciudades", "ciduades", and "ciuaddes". 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 3 confusable-pair relationships, "ciudad", "caudales", "ciudadela", a pairing that trips writers up because the two words share enough sound or shape to blur together.

This entry's etymology isn't recorded, so its spelling is best read as a straightforward mapping from sound to letter. The correct Spanish form is ciudades, spelled C-I-U-D-A-D-E-S.

Definition

  1. 1
    Forma del plural de ciudad.

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as:

  • cciudades
  • ciduades
  • ciuaddes
  • ciudaddes
  • ciudadess
  • ciudadse
  • ciudaeds
  • ciuddades
  • ciuddaes
  • cuidades
  • icudades
  • siudades

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

How far each generated variant is from the correct spelling of ciudades - 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.

cciudades1ciduades2ciuaddes2ciudaddes1ciudadess1ciudadse2ciudaeds2ciuddades1
Edit distance from "ciudades"

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 "ciudades"?
"ciudades" is spelled C-I-U-D-A-D-E-S. The IPA pronunciation is [sjuˈð̞að̞es].
What does "ciudades" mean?
As a noun, "ciudades" means: Forma del plural de ciudad.
What words are commonly confused with "ciudades"?
"ciudades" is commonly confused with "ciudad", "caudales", "ciudadela". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.
How do you pronounce "ciudades"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "ciudades" is [sjuˈð̞að̞es]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "ciudades" come from?
"ciudades" 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 "ciudades", not the corpus desk frequency band.

Same letter count

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

decisión#890facebook#877posición#858entender#849

Similar misspelling depth

Headwords with a similar count of attested misspellings (12 here; floor ≥5).

análisis12 variantscomisión12 variantsizquierda12 variantsmantener12 variants

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list