Écija

[ˈesixa]

/[ˈesixa]/ name

The verdict

“Écija” is uncommon Spanish (frequency #61,270 among 31 “É” headwords), classed as a proper noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

#61,270
frequency rank, Spanish
31
“É” headwords

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Ciudad de España ubicada en el este de la provincia de Sevilla, en Andalucía.

Corpus desk

Index ES-ecija · Écija · Spanish

Écija · rank #61,270 · 0 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-RARE #61,270
  • LEN-MID 5 letters
  • VOW-3 3 vowels
  • CONFUS-0 No pairs
  • VAR-0 0 variants
  • BOOK-MID 31
  • PHOTO-FINISH yacente

Nearest frequency peer: yacente (-6 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 “Écija”

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 “Écija” se sitúa frente a rangos españoles igualmente raros.

Source FrequencyWords open word-frequency list As of September 3, 2026
Key facts for Écija
PropertyValue
HeadwordÉcija
LanguageSpanish
Part of speechProper noun
IPA[ˈesixa]
Letters5
Frequency rank#61,270
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Cola larga: rango de “Écija” en español

La frecuencia va del puñado de palabras que usamos sin parar (izquierda) a la cola larga que apenas aparece (derecha).Écijacae en esta cola de rareza:

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

La escala es logarítmica (cada marca ≈ 10× más rara). Vecinos raros de la misma franja: “yacente” (#61,264), “accord” (#61,277), “aclamados” (#61,278). Entre 31 lemas con “É”, “Écija” va en #61,270. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Rare enough to double-check

Écija is uncommon Spanish at frequency #61,270 among 31 “É” headwords, classed as aproper noun, transcribed [ˈesixa]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "Ciudad de España ubicada en el este de la provincia de Sevilla, en Andalucía.".

No misspelling variants are generated for Écija in our index, and the word's spelling is regular enough that our generator found nothing worth flagging. This entry stands alone in our confusable dataset, since its spelling is unusual enough that it doesn't cluster with a lookalike.

No borrowing history is documented for this entry, so its spelling is easiest to reason about phoneme by phoneme, absent a documented history. The correct Spanish form is Écija, spelled É-C-I-J-A.

Definition

  1. 1
    Ciudad de España ubicada en el este de la provincia de Sevilla, en Andalucía.

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 "Écija"?
"Écija" is spelled É-C-I-J-A. The IPA pronunciation is [ˈesixa].
What does "Écija" mean?
As a proper noun, "Écija" means: Ciudad de España ubicada en el este de la provincia de Sevilla, en Andalucía.
How do you pronounce "Écija"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "Écija" is [ˈesixa]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "Écija" come from?
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Similar Spanish words by spelling shape

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

Same letter count

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

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list