ce

[ˈse]

/[ˈse]/ noun

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The verdict

“ce” sits in 20 confusable pairs (corpus #8,352) as a noun. The look-alike neighbours are the real trap.

#8,352
frequency rank, Spanish
8,288
“C” headwords
20
confusable pairs

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Nombre de la letra c.

Corpus desk

Index ES-ce · ce · Spanish

ce · rank #8,352 · 0 variants · 20 confusables

  • FREQ-COMMON #8,352
  • LEN-SHORT 2 letters
  • VOW-1 1 vowel
  • CONFUS-HIGH 20 pairs
  • VAR-0 0 variants
  • BOOK-DENSE 8,288
  • PHOTO-FINISH capturar

Nearest frequency peer: capturar (-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.

Frequency neighbourhood for “ce”

Lower corpus rank = more everyday usage (inverted bar length for readability)

corpus weight

What this shows Bars show where “ce” sits against the nearest ranked Spanish headwords in the FrequencyWords band, not a reprint of letter-browse containment.

Source FrequencyWords open word-frequency list As of September 3, 2026

Visual similarity to commonly confused words

How many letter changes separate each confused pair (Levenshtein distance, normalized).

ce vs co
50% similar
ce vs CV
0% similar
ce vs ch
50% similar

Source: PlainSpell confusable corpus (Wiktionary, CC BY-SA).

Key facts for ce
PropertyValue
Headwordce
LanguageSpanish
Part of speechNoun
IPA[ˈse]
Letters2
Frequency rank#8,352
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs20
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Dónde se sitúa “ce” en la frecuencia del español

De izquierda a derecha: las pocas palabras que cargan el habla diaria, luego la cola larga casi invisible.cecae aquí:

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

La escala es logarítmica (cada marca ≈ 10× más rara). En la misma franja de rareza aparecen “capturar” (#8,351), “bush” (#8,350), “comencé” (#8,354). Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Easy to mix with look-alikes

The spelling risk for ce is neighbouring look-alikes ("co", "CV", …), not just typos; it is anoun pronounced [ˈse]. Frequency #8,352 among 8,288 “C” headwords. Gloss: "Nombre de la letra c.".

We couldn't generate a plausible misspelling set for ce, suggesting the orthography follows predictable Spanish patterns. It also participates in 20 confusable-pair relationships, "co", "CV", "ch", and more, a pairing that trips writers up because the two words share enough sound or shape to blur together.

No explicit etymology string is stored for this entry, so its spelling is best explained by sound-to-letter mapping rather than etymology. The correct Spanish form is ce, spelled C-E.

Definition

  1. 1
    Nombre de la letra c.

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

Frequently Asked Questions

How do you spell "ce"?
"ce" is spelled C-E. The IPA pronunciation is [ˈse].
What does "ce" mean?
As a noun, "ce" means: Nombre de la letra c.
What words are commonly confused with "ce"?
"ce" is commonly confused with "co", "CV", "ch". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.
How do you pronounce "ce"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "ce" is [ˈse]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "ce" come from?
"ce" is a Spanish word. PlainSpell's reference spans five languages -- English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German -- with definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data for each.
Is PlainSpell free to use?
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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