cenicero

/[seniˈseɾo]/ noun

Letters

8 characters

Frequency Rank

#41,780

in Spanish word usage

Misspellings

12

tracked variants

Confusables

1

similar word pairs

cenicero is aSpanishnoun. It means: Recipiente destinado a recoger la ceniza de los cigarrillos así como a extinguir y recoger las colillas. Pronounced [seniˈseɾo]. Often confused with carnicero.

Key facts for cenicero
PropertyValue
Headwordcenicero
LanguageSpanish
Part of speechNoun
IPA[seniˈseɾo]
Letters8
Frequency rank#41,780
Misspellings tracked12
Confusable pairs1
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Frequency rank visualization

Position of cenicero in Spanish word frequency (lower rank = more common)

Source: Wordfreq corpus

Spelling & Dictionary Insight

The Spanish entry for cenicero is 8 letters long, classified as anoun, and transcribed in the International Phonetic Alphabet as [seniˈseɾo]. Corpus data places it at rank #41,780 in overall Spanish word frequency, marking it as uncommon enough that many writers pause before typing it.Wiktionary records 3 distinct senses for this headword, so context determines which meaning a reader should apply.

Our Hunspell-derived misspelling index lists 12 documented wrong-spelling variants for cenicero, with forms such as "ccenicero", "ceincero", and "cenciero". Each variant represents a distinct typo pattern that appears often enough in corpora to be worth flagging, typically a doubled-consonant error, a silent-letter drop, or a vowel substitution.It also participates in 1 confusable-pair relationship, "carnicero", 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 Spanish form is cenicero, spelled C-E-N-I-C-E-R-O, and any other sequence of those letters, regardless of how natural it feels, is a misspelling in standard orthography.

Definition

  1. 1
    Recipiente destinado a recoger la ceniza de los cigarrillos así como a extinguir y recoger las colillas.
  2. 2
    Espacio en las rejillas de lumbres y chimeneas para que caiga allí la ceniza.
  3. 3
    Cualquier lugar donde se echa la ceniza.

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Common misspellings

Also misspelled as: ccenicero,ceincero,cenciero,ceniccero,ceniceor,cenicerro,cenicreo,ceniecro,cennicero,cneicero,ecnicero,senisero

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

Relative frequency of common misspelling types for cenicero

Misspelling Variants of "cenicero"

ccenicero9ceincero8cenciero8ceniccero9ceniceor8cenicerro9cenicreo8ceniecro8
Misspelling Variants of "cenicero"

Frequency rank: #41,780 in Spanish

Frequently Asked Questions

How do you spell "cenicero"?
"cenicero" is spelled C-E-N-I-C-E-R-O. The IPA pronunciation is [seniˈseɾo].
What does "cenicero" mean?
As a noun, "cenicero" means: Recipiente destinado a recoger la ceniza de los cigarrillos así como a extinguir y recoger las colillas.
What words are commonly confused with "cenicero"?
"cenicero" is commonly confused with "carnicero". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.
How do you pronounce "cenicero"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "cenicero" is [seniˈseɾo]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "cenicero" come from?
"cenicero" is a Spanish word. PlainSpell covers definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data across English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German.
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Data Source: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org), licensed under CC BY-SA & GFDL. Frequency data from Wordfreq. Misspellings derived from Hunspell dictionaries.