Cer

[t͡seːɐ̯]

/[t͡seːɐ̯]/ noun

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The verdict

“Cer” is uncommon German (frequency #95,385 among 1,273 “C” headwords), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

#95,385
frequency rank, German
1,273
“C” headwords

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - chemisches Element mit der Ordnungszahl 58, das zu den Lanthanoiden gehört

Corpus desk

Index DE-cer · Cer · German

Cer · rank #95,385 · 0 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-RARE #95,385
  • LEN-MID 3 letters
  • VOW-1 1 vowel
  • CONFUS-0 No pairs
  • VAR-0 0 variants
  • BOOK-MID 1,273
  • PHOTO-FINISH Chiapas

Nearest frequency peer: Chiapas (+2 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.

Langschwanz-Ränge nahe „Cer“

Dünnes Band: Balken invertieren den Rang, seltenere Formen wirken kürzer

corpus weight

What this shows Langschwanz-Sicht: wo „Cer“ gegen ähnlich seltene deutsche Ränge sitzt.

Source FrequencyWords open word-frequency list As of September 3, 2026
Key facts for Cer
PropertyValue
HeadwordCer
LanguageGerman
Part of speechNoun
IPA[t͡seːɐ̯]
Letters3
Frequency rank#95,385
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Langschwanz-Rang von „Cer“ im Deutschen

Diese Skala geht vom Kern des Alltagdeutschen (links) bis zum seltenen Langschwanz (rechts).Cerfällt in diesen Seltenheitsbereich:

#1#100#1K#10K#100K
← used constantlyrarely used →

Die Skala ist logarithmisch (jeder Tick ≈ 10× seltener). Seltene Nachbarn derselben Bandbreite: „Chiapas“ (#95,387), „Chicagos“ (#95,388), „Choreografen“ (#95,389). Unter 1,273 „C“-Lemmata liegt „Cer“ bei #95,385. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Rare enough to double-check

Cer is uncommon German at frequency #95,385 among 1,273 “C” headwords, classed as anoun, transcribed [t͡seːɐ̯]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "chemisches Element mit der Ordnungszahl 58, das zu den Lanthanoiden gehört".

Cer has no tracked misspelling variants, since its letter sequence doesn't invite the usual edit-distance slips. This entry stands alone in our confusable dataset, since no other headword is close enough in sound or shape to pair with it.

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 German form is Cer, spelled C-E-R.

Definition

  1. 1
    chemisches Element mit der Ordnungszahl 58, das zu den Lanthanoiden gehört

Recorded use

Wiktionary examples

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

  1. Cer ist ein silbrigweiß glänzendes Metall und das reaktivste Element der Lanthanoide.
  2. Cer wurde 1803 von M.H. Klaproth entdeckt.

Synonyms

Cerium

This word in other languages

cerium(English)cerio(Español)cérium(Français)cério(Português)

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

Frequently Asked Questions

How do you spell "Cer"?
"Cer" is spelled C-E-R. The IPA pronunciation is [t͡seːɐ̯].
What does "Cer" mean?
As a noun, "Cer" means: chemisches Element mit der Ordnungszahl 58, das zu den Lanthanoiden gehört
How do you pronounce "Cer"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "Cer" is [t͡seːɐ̯]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "Cer" come from?
"Cer" is a German 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 German words by spelling shape

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

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked German headwords with 3 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

Boh#95,355BNE#95,353arx#95,272evn#95,529

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list