cicuta

/si.ˈku.tɐ/

//si.ˈku.tɐ// noun

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The verdict

“cicuta” is uncommon Portuguese (frequency #71,594 among 3,948 “C” headwords), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

#71,594
frequency rank, Portuguese
3,948
“C” headwords

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - designação comum às ervas do gênero Cicuta, da família das umbelíferas

Key facts for cicuta
PropertyValue
Headwordcicuta
LanguagePortuguese
Part of speechNoun
IPA/si.ˈku.tɐ/
Letters6
Frequency rank#71,594
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Where “cicuta” sits in Portuguese frequency

Every-word frequency runs from the handful of words we use constantly (left) to the long tail used once in a blue moon (right). cicuta lands here:

#1#100#1K#10K#100K
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Scale is logarithmic (each tick is 10× rarer). Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Rare enough to double-check

cicuta is uncommon Portuguese at frequency #71,594 among 3,948 “C” headwords, classed as anoun, transcribed /si.ˈku.tɐ/. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. 3 senses are on record.

cicuta has no tracked misspelling variants, which points to an orthography that plays by predictable Portuguese rules. Our confusable-pair dataset has no match for it, a sign it's visually distinctive enough not to be mixed up with another word.

This headword's origin isn't recorded in our source data, so its spelling is easiest explained by how it's pronounced rather than where it came from. The correct Portuguese form is cicuta, spelled C-I-C-U-T-A.

Definition

  1. 1
    designação comum às ervas do gênero Cicuta, da família das umbelíferas
  2. 2
    designação comum às plantas do gênero Conium, especialmente a Conium maculatum
  3. 3
    suco extremamente venenoso extraído de qualquer uma dessas plantas

Synonyms

ceguda

This word in other languages

hemlock(English)

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 Portuguese corpus, MIT). See the methodology for how each field is sourced and updated.

Frequently Asked Questions

How do you spell "cicuta"?
"cicuta" is spelled C-I-C-U-T-A. The IPA pronunciation is /si.ˈku.tɐ/.
What does "cicuta" mean?
As a noun, "cicuta" means: designação comum às ervas do gênero Cicuta, da família das umbelíferas
How do you pronounce "cicuta"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "cicuta" is /si.ˈku.tɐ/. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "cicuta" come from?
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Using “cicuta”

The practical upshot for anyone who landed here from a spell-check.

  • The one correct Portuguese spelling is C-I-C-U-T-A - every other letter order is a misspelling in standard orthography.
  • Say it as /si.ˈku.tɐ/ (IPA); tap the speaker on the pronunciation badge to hear it where audio exists.
  • Browse more Portuguese words and confusable pairs in the same reference. Portuguese words

Other uncommon Portuguese words near this rank

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.

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list