sibila

[siˈβ̞ila]

/[siˈβ̞ila]/ noun

The verdict

“sibila” is uncommon Spanish (frequency #67,296 among 4,169 “S” headwords), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

#67,296
frequency rank, Spanish
4,169
“S” headwords

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Mujer sabia a quien se le atribuían dones para la profecía.

Corpus desk

Index ES-sibila · sibila · Spanish

sibila · rank #67,296 · 0 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-RARE #67,296
  • LEN-LONG 6 letters
  • VOW-3 3 vowels
  • CONFUS-0 No pairs
  • VAR-0 0 variants
  • BOOK-MID 4,169
  • PHOTO-FINISH shirt

Nearest frequency peer: shirt (-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 “sibila”

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

Source FrequencyWords open word-frequency list As of September 3, 2026
Key facts for sibila
PropertyValue
Headwordsibila
LanguageSpanish
Part of speechNoun
IPA[siˈβ̞ila]
Letters6
Frequency rank#67,296
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Cola larga: rango de “sibila” en español

De izquierda a derecha: las pocas palabras que cargan el habla diaria, luego la cola larga casi invisible.sibilacae en esta cola de rareza:

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

El eje es logarítmico: cada tick marca unas diez veces menos frecuencia. Vecinos raros de la misma franja: “shirt” (#67,295), “sicilianos” (#67,297), “ships” (#67,294). Entre 4,169 lemas con “S”, “sibila” va en #67,296. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Rare enough to double-check

sibila is uncommon Spanish at frequency #67,296 among 4,169 “S” headwords, classed as anoun, transcribed [siˈβ̞ila]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "Mujer sabia a quien se le atribuían dones para la profecía.".

The misspelling generator found no plausible variants for sibila, suggesting the orthography follows predictable Spanish patterns. Our confusable-pair dataset has no match for it, since no other headword is close enough in sound or shape to pair with it.

This entry carries no recorded etymology, so its spelling is easiest to reason about phoneme by phoneme, absent a documented history. The correct Spanish form is sibila, spelled S-I-B-I-L-A.

Definition

  1. 1
    Mujer sabia a quien se le atribuían dones para la profecía.

Recorded use

Wiktionary examples

These source excerpts show how sibila appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.

  1. El historiador Josefo cita una obra de la sibila, donde se hablaba de la torre de Babel y de la confusion de las lenguas sobre poco mas ó ménos como en el Génesis.
  2. Aunque la sibila hable con los labios y diga cosas ni graciosas ni muy bellas ni ungidas, por virtud del Dios su voz resuena miles y miles de años.

Synonyms

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 "sibila"?
"sibila" is spelled S-I-B-I-L-A. The IPA pronunciation is [siˈβ̞ila].
What does "sibila" mean?
As a noun, "sibila" means: Mujer sabia a quien se le atribuían dones para la profecía.
How do you pronounce "sibila"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "sibila" is [siˈβ̞ila]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "sibila" come from?
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Similar Spanish words by spelling shape

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

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked Spanish headwords with 6 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list