cinturón

\θin.tuˈɾon\

/\θin.tuˈɾon\/ noun

The verdict

“cinturón” is uncommon French (outside the top frequency list), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

Unranked
below top-frequency French
8
letters

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Ceinture, ceinturon.

Corpus desk

Index FR-cinturon · cinturón · French

cinturón · unranked · 0 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-UNRANKED Unranked
  • LEN-LONG 8 letters
  • VOW-3 3 vowels
  • CONFUS-0 No pairs
  • VAR-0 0 variants
  • BOOK-THIN "C" thin
  • PHOTO-UNK Peer pending

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.

Key facts for cinturón
PropertyValue
Headwordcinturón
LanguageFrench
Part of speechNoun
IPA\θin.tuˈɾon\
Letters8
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Longue queue: rang de « cinturón » en français

cinturónsiège au-delà des 100.000 formes les plus fréquentes du français, dans la traîne du lexique spécialisé ou peu usité.

Beyond rank #100,000. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Rare enough to double-check

cinturón is uncommon French outside the top frequency list, classed as anoun, transcribed \θin.tuˈɾon\. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "Ceinture, ceinturon.".

cinturón doesn't appear in our generated misspelling index, and the word's spelling is regular enough that our generator found nothing worth flagging. It is not paired with a close-neighbour confusable in our dataset, since no other headword is close enough in sound or shape to pair with it.

This entry carries no recorded etymology, so its spelling pattern is best understood through pronunciation rather than a traceable origin. The correct French form is cinturón, spelled C-I-N-T-U-R-Ó-N.

Definition

  1. 1
    Ceinture, ceinturon.

Recorded use

Wiktionary example

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

  1. —Les habla el comandante de a bordo, ocupen inmediatamente sus asientos, abróchense los cinturones y apaguen todos sus dispositivos electrónicos. Nos disponemos a atravesar una zona de enormes turbulencias. Repito: de enormes turbulencias.

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.

Frequently Asked Questions

How do you spell "cinturón"?
"cinturón" is spelled C-I-N-T-U-R-Ó-N. The IPA pronunciation is \θin.tuˈɾon\.
What does "cinturón" mean?
As a noun, "cinturón" means: Ceinture, ceinturon.
How do you pronounce "cinturón"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "cinturón" is \θin.tuˈɾon\. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "cinturón" come from?
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Source: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org) Structured Wiktionary extract

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list