por cierto
[poɾ ˈsjeɾt̪o]
The verdict
“por cierto” is outside the top-ranked Spanish vocabulary, used as a phrase - the kind of word writers most often double-check.
- Unranked
- below top-frequency Spanish
- 10
- letters
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - Se usa para cambiar de tema o introducir uno nuevo relacionado con el anterior.
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | por cierto |
| Language | Spanish |
| Part of speech | Phrase |
| IPA | [poɾ ˈsjeɾt̪o] |
| Letters | 10 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Where “por cierto” sits in Spanish frequency
Spelling & Dictionary Insight
The Spanish entry for por cierto is 10 letters long, classified as a phrase, and transcribed in the International Phonetic Alphabet as [poɾ ˈsjeɾt̪o]. It sits outside the most-frequent rank tiers, which is often why uncommon words generate more spelling variants per reader. The dominant gloss from Wiktionary reads: "Se usa para cambiar de tema o introducir uno nuevo relacionado con el anterior.".
Our edit-distance generator produced no likely misspellings for por cierto, and the word's spelling is regular enough that our generator found nothing worth flagging. Our confusable-pair dataset has no match for it, a sign it's visually distinctive enough not to be mixed up with another word.
Wiktionary doesn't record an etymology for this headword, so its spelling is best explained by sound-to-letter mapping rather than etymology. The correct Spanish form is por cierto, spelled P-O-R- -C-I-E-R-T-O.
Definition
- 1Se usa para cambiar de tema o introducir uno nuevo relacionado con el anterior.
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Definitions, pronunciation, and etymology for this entry are drawn from Wiktionary via the kaikki.org structured extract (CC BY-SA). See the methodology for how each field is sourced and updated.
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Using “por cierto”
The practical upshot for anyone who landed here from a spell-check.
- The one correct Spanish spelling is P-O-R- -C-I-E-R-T-O - every other letter order is a misspelling in standard orthography.
- Say it as [poɾ ˈsjeɾt̪o] (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.