sigla

/[ˈsiɣ̞la]/ noun

Letters

5 characters

Frequency Rank

#25,813

in Spanish word usage

Misspellings

8

tracked variants

Confusables

20

similar word pairs

sigla is aSpanishnoun. It means: Término formado por las iniciales de las palabras que conforman el nombre de una institución política, educativa, etc. Pronounced [ˈsiɣ̞la]. Often confused with Sola and sigo.

Key facts for sigla
PropertyValue
Headwordsigla
LanguageSpanish
Part of speechNoun
IPA[ˈsiɣ̞la]
Letters5
Frequency rank#25,813
Misspellings tracked8
Confusable pairs20
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Frequency rank visualization

Position of sigla in Spanish word frequency (lower rank = more common)

Source: Wordfreq corpus

Spelling & Dictionary Insight

The Spanish entry for sigla is 5 letters long, classified as anoun, and transcribed in the International Phonetic Alphabet as [ˈsiɣ̞la]. Corpus data places it at rank #25,813 in overall Spanish word frequency, marking it as uncommon enough that many writers pause before typing it.Wiktionary records 3 distinct senses for this headword, so context determines which meaning a reader should apply.

Our Hunspell-derived misspelling index lists 8 documented wrong-spelling variants for sigla, with forms such as "cigla", "isgla", and "sgila". Each variant represents a distinct typo pattern that appears often enough in corpora to be worth flagging, typically a doubled-consonant error, a silent-letter drop, or a vowel substitution.It also participates in 20 confusable-pair relationships, "Sola", "sigo", "soga", and more, where similar look or sound leads writers to substitute one word for another in context.

No explicit etymology string is stored for this entry, so spelling patterns must be inferred from the word's phoneme-to-grapheme mapping rather than from a documented borrowing chain. For readers arriving here from a spelling check, the authoritative guidance is: the correct Spanish form is sigla, spelled S-I-G-L-A, and any other sequence of those letters, regardless of how natural it feels, is a misspelling in standard orthography.

Definition

  1. 1
    Término formado por las iniciales de las palabras que conforman el nombre de una institución política, educativa, etc.
  2. 2
    Cada una de las letras que constituyen una sigla(1).
  3. 3
    Marca gráfica empleada para reducir el espacio en la escritura.

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Common misspellings

Also misspelled as: cigla,isgla,sgila,sigal,siggla,siglla,silga,ssigla

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

Relative frequency of common misspelling types for sigla

Misspelling Variants of "sigla"

cigla5isgla5sgila5sigal5siggla6siglla6silga5ssigla6
Misspelling Variants of "sigla"

Frequency rank: #25,813 in Spanish

Frequently Asked Questions

How do you spell "sigla"?
"sigla" is spelled S-I-G-L-A. The IPA pronunciation is [ˈsiɣ̞la].
What does "sigla" mean?
As a noun, "sigla" means: Término formado por las iniciales de las palabras que conforman el nombre de una institución política, educativa, etc.
What words are commonly confused with "sigla"?
"sigla" is commonly confused with "Sola", "sigo", "soga". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.
How do you pronounce "sigla"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "sigla" is [ˈsiɣ̞la]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "sigla" come from?
"sigla" is a Spanish word. PlainSpell covers definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data across English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German.
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Data Source: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org), licensed under CC BY-SA & GFDL. Frequency data from Wordfreq. Misspellings derived from Hunspell dictionaries.