Ceres

[ˈt͡seːʁɛs]

/[ˈt͡seːʁɛs]/ name

The verdict

“Ceres” is uncommon German (frequency #51,198 among 1,273 “C” headwords), classed as a proper noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

#51,198
frequency rank, German
1,273
“C” headwords

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - römische Göttin des Ackerbaus, der Fruchtbarkeit und der Ehe

Corpus desk

Index DE-ceres · Ceres · German

Ceres · rank #51,198 · 0 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-RARE #51,198
  • LEN-MID 5 letters
  • VOW-2 2 vowels
  • CONFUS-0 No pairs
  • VAR-0 0 variants
  • BOOK-MID 1,273
  • PHOTO-FINISH Caterina

Nearest frequency peer: Caterina (-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.

Langschwanz-Ränge nahe „Ceres“

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

corpus weight

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

Source FrequencyWords open word-frequency list As of September 3, 2026
Key facts for Ceres
PropertyValue
HeadwordCeres
LanguageGerman
Part of speechProper noun
IPA[ˈt͡seːʁɛs]
Letters5
Frequency rank#51,198
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Langschwanz-Rang von „Ceres“ im Deutschen

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

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

Die Ticks laufen logarithmisch; jeder ist rund zehnmal seltener. Seltene Nachbarn derselben Bandbreite: „Caterina“ (#51,197), „Catania“ (#51,196), „Chinatown“ (#51,200). Unter 1,273 „C“-Lemmata liegt „Ceres“ bei #51,198. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Rare enough to double-check

Ceres is uncommon German at frequency #51,198 among 1,273 “C” headwords, classed as aproper noun, transcribed [ˈt͡seːʁɛs]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. 2 senses are on record.

No misspelling variants are generated for Ceres in our index, and the word's spelling is regular enough that our generator found nothing worth flagging. Our confusable-pair dataset has no match for it, which tends to mean the word is visually distinctive enough to stand on its own.

This entry's etymology isn't recorded, so any spelling logic here comes from how the word's sounds map to letters, not a documented origin story. The correct German form is Ceres, spelled C-E-R-E-S.

Definition

  1. 1
    römische Göttin des Ackerbaus, der Fruchtbarkeit und der Ehe
  2. 2
    der kleinste bekannte Zwergplanet unseres Sonnensystems, benannt nach [1]

Recorded use

Wiktionary examples

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

  1. „Ceres war nun völlig verzweifelt. Sie verfluchte die Umgebung und die ganze Welt, entzog der Erde die Fruchtbarkeit, verdarb allen Samen und tötete Vieh und Bauern in einem.“
  2. Ceres ist ein Zwergplanet und mit einem Äquatordurchmesser von 975 km das größte Objekt im Asteroiden-Hauptgürtel.

This word in other languages

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 "Ceres"?
"Ceres" is spelled C-E-R-E-S. The IPA pronunciation is [ˈt͡seːʁɛs].
What does "Ceres" mean?
As a proper noun, "Ceres" means: römische Göttin des Ackerbaus, der Fruchtbarkeit und der Ehe
How do you pronounce "Ceres"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "Ceres" is [ˈt͡seːʁɛs]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "Ceres" come from?
"Ceres" is a German word. PlainSpell's reference spans five languages -- English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German -- with definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data for each.
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Similar German words by spelling shape

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

Same letter count

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

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list