# Ceres

> English word · Proper noun · IPA /ˈsɪəɹiːz/ · frequency rank #34,426

## Definitions
1. The Roman goddess of agriculture; equivalent to the Greek goddess Demeter.
2. An asteroid orbiting between Mars and Jupiter, the innermost dwarf planet; officially called (1) Ceres.
3. A city in Stanislaus County, California, United States.
4. A village south-east of Cupar, eastern Fife council area, Scotland (OS grid ref NO4011).
5. A locality in the City of Greater Geelong, south western Victoria, Australia

## Etymology
Learned borrowing from Latin Cerēs, goddess of the bounty, from Proto-Indo-European *ḱer- (“to grow, to nourish”). More at create.

## Easily confused with
- **CES** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/ceres-vs-ces)
- **CRS** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/ceres-vs-crs)
- **core** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/ceres-vs-core)
- **crew** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/ceres-vs-crew)
- **cure** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/ceres-vs-cure)
- **cues** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/ceres-vs-cues)
- **cert** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/ceres-vs-cert)
- **Cree** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/ceres-vs-cree)
- **CERN** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/ceres-vs-cern)
- **cred** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/ceres-vs-cred)
- **Cris** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/ceres-vs-cris)
- **comes** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/ceres-vs-comes)
- **Chris** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/ceres-vs-chris)
- **corps** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/ceres-vs-corps)
- **Codes** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/ceres-vs-codes)
- **cries** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/ceres-vs-cries)
- **crews** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/ceres-vs-crews)
- **Cyrus** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/ceres-vs-cyrus)
- **clues** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/ceres-vs-clues)
- **cured** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/ceres-vs-cured)

## Common misspellings (7)
`cceres`, `ceers`, `ceress`, `cerres`, `cerse`, `crees`, `ecres`

## Source
Compiled from Wiktionary via kaikki.org (CC BY-SA). Data vintage: 2026-05-06.
Canonical page: https://plainspell.com/en/word/ceres