CEO

/[ˌsiːʔiːˈʔɔʊ]/ noun

Letters

3 characters

Frequency Rank

#10,250

in German word usage

Misspellings

0

tracked variants

Confusables

20

similar word pairs

CEO is aGermannoun. It means: Leiter des operativen Geschäfts, Generaldirektor, Geschäftsführer; vergleichbar dem deutschen Vorstandsvorsitzenden Pronounced [ˌsiːʔiːˈʔɔʊ]. Often confused with cm and Ch.

Key facts for CEO
PropertyValue
HeadwordCEO
LanguageGerman
Part of speechNoun
IPA[ˌsiːʔiːˈʔɔʊ]
Letters3
Frequency rank#10,250
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs20
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Frequency rank visualization

Position of CEO in German word frequency (lower rank = more common)

Source: Wordfreq corpus

Spelling & Dictionary Insight

The German entry for CEO is 3 letters long, classified as anoun, and transcribed in the International Phonetic Alphabet as [ˌsiːʔiːˈʔɔʊ]. Corpus data places it at rank #10,250 in overall German word frequency, marking it as uncommon enough that many writers pause before typing it.The dominant gloss from Wiktionary reads: "Leiter des operativen Geschäfts, Generaldirektor, Geschäftsführer; vergleichbar dem deutschen Vorstandsvorsitzenden".

No frequent misspelling variants are recorded for CEO in our index, suggesting the orthography either follows predictable German patterns or the word is uncommon enough that typo corpora lack signal.It also participates in 20 confusable-pair relationships, "cm", "Ch", "cl", 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 German form is CEO, spelled C-E-O, and any other sequence of those letters, regardless of how natural it feels, is a misspelling in standard orthography.

Definition

  1. 1
    Leiter des operativen Geschäfts, Generaldirektor, Geschäftsführer; vergleichbar dem deutschen Vorstandsvorsitzenden

Frequency rank: #10,250 in German

Frequently Asked Questions

How do you spell "CEO"?
"CEO" is spelled C-E-O. The IPA pronunciation is [ˌsiːʔiːˈʔɔʊ].
What does "CEO" mean?
As a noun, "CEO" means: Leiter des operativen Geschäfts, Generaldirektor, Geschäftsführer; vergleichbar dem deutschen Vorstandsvorsitzenden
What words are commonly confused with "CEO"?
"CEO" is commonly confused with "cm", "Ch", "cl". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.
How do you pronounce "CEO"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "CEO" is [ˌsiːʔiːˈʔɔʊ]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "CEO" come from?
"CEO" is a German word. PlainSpell covers definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data across English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German.
Is PlainSpell free to use?
Yes, PlainSpell is a completely free word reference. You can look up definitions, pronunciations, confusable pairs, homophones, and spelling corrections across 5 languages without any sign-up or subscription.

Nearby German words

Other entries that begin with the letter C in our German index:

Explore PlainSpell

Data Source: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org), licensed under CC BY-SA & GFDL. Frequency data from Wordfreq. Misspellings derived from Hunspell dictionaries.