sigma

Name: sigma, Spanish Word Data
Creator: Wiktionary
License: https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/

[ˈsiɣ̞ma]

/[ˈsiɣ̞ma]/ noun

By PlainSpell · According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA) · analyzed September 3, 2026

The verdict

“sigma” has 8 generated spelling variants in the Spanish index at frequency #36,291. The variants make it a useful spelling check.

#36,291
frequency rank, Spanish: 4,169
“S” headwords: 8
tracked misspellings: 20
confusable pairs

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Parte del intestino grueso que, en el hombre, continúa después del colon descendente, a la altura de la pelvis y es seguido por el recto. En esta parte los gases se acumulan para ser luego expulsad...

Corpus desk

Index ES-sigma · sigma · Spanish

sigma · rank #36,291 · 8 variants · 20 confusables

FREQ-MID #36,291
LEN-MID 5 letters
VOW-2 2 vowels
CONFUS-HIGH 20 pairs
VAR-MID 8 variants
BOOK-MID 4,169
PHOTO-FINISH sidi

Nearest frequency peer: sidi (-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.

sensiblemen…

63,713
sidi

63,711
sigma

63,710
sign

63,709
simuladores

63,708
sintéticas

63,707

What this shows “sigma” está entre estos pares FrequencyWords; la profundidad de typo se mide aparte en el gráfico de distancia de edición.

Visual similarity to commonly confused words

How many letter changes separate each confused pair (Levenshtein distance, normalized).

sigma vs sim

60% similar

sigma vs sigo

60% similar

sigma vs suma

60% similar

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

Key facts for sigma
Property	Value
Headword	sigma
Language	Spanish
Part of speech	Noun
IPA	[ˈsiɣ̞ma]
Letters	5
Frequency rank	#36,291
Misspellings tracked	8
Confusable pairs	20
Source	Wiktionary (kaikki.org)

Frecuencia del imán ortográfico “sigma”

De izquierda a derecha: las pocas palabras que cargan el habla diaria, luego la cola larga casi invisible.sigmacae aquí:

#36,291

#1#100#1K#10K#100K

← used constantlyrarely used →

La escala es logarítmica (cada marca ≈ 10× más rara). En la misma franja de rareza aparecen “sidi” (#36,290), “sign” (#36,292), “simuladores” (#36,293). Entre 4,169 lemas con “S”, “sigma” va en #36,291. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

A misspelling magnet

The generator records 8 spelling variants around sigma (IPA [ˈsiɣ̞ma]), anoun. Corpus frequency is #36,291 among 4,169 “S” headwords. Wiktionary lists 2 senses, so context still picks the gloss.

Our generated misspelling index lists 8 likely wrong-spelling variants for sigma, with forms such as "cigma", "isgma", and "sgima". Each of these forms differs from the correct spelling by one small edit: a doubled letter, a dropped silent letter, or a substituted vowel. It also participates in 20 confusable-pair relationships, "sim", "sigo", "suma", and more, 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 sigma, spelled S-I-G-M-A.

Definition

1
Parte del intestino grueso que, en el hombre, continúa después del colon descendente, a la altura de la pelvis y es seguido por el recto. En esta parte los gases se acumulan para ser luego expulsados sin interferir con las heces.
2
Letra del alfabeto griego (Σσ), equivalente a la 's'.

Synonyms

colon sigmoide

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as:

cigma
isgma
sgima
sigam
siggma
sigmma
simga
ssigma

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

How far each generated variant is from the correct spelling of sigma - measured in single-character edits (insert, delete, or substitute a letter). Larger bars are easier to catch; one-edit slips are the sneakiest.

Edit distance from "sigma"

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 "sigma"?

"sigma" is spelled S-I-G-M-A. The IPA pronunciation is [ˈsiɣ̞ma].

What does "sigma" mean?

As a noun, "sigma" means: Parte del intestino grueso que, en el hombre, continúa después del colon descendente, a la altura de la pelvis y es seguido por el recto. En esta parte los gases se acumulan para ser luego expulsad...

What words are commonly confused with "sigma"?

"sigma" is commonly confused with "sim", "sigo", "suma". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.

How do you pronounce "sigma"?

The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "sigma" is [ˈsiɣ̞ma]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.

What language does "sigma" come from?

"sigma" is a Spanish word. You can look up definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data for this and other words across English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German on PlainSpell.

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Similar Spanish words by spelling shape

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

Same letter count

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

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Similar misspelling depth

Headwords with a similar count of attested misspellings (8 here; floor ≥5).

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