cenotes

[seˈnot̪es]

/[seˈnot̪es]/ noun

The verdict

“cenotes” is uncommon Spanish (frequency #65,951 among 77,812 “C” headwords), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

#65,951
frequency rank, Spanish
77,812
“C” headwords

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - Forma del plural de cenote.

Corpus desk

Index ES-cenotes · cenotes · Spanish

cenotes · rank #65,951 · 0 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-RARE #65,951
  • LEN-LONG 7 letters
  • VOW-3 3 vowels
  • CONFUS-0 No pairs
  • VAR-0 0 variants
  • BOOK-DENSE 77,812
  • PHOTO-FINISH cenote

Nearest frequency peer: cenote (-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 “cenotes”

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

corpus weight

What this shows Bars show where “cenotes” 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 May 6, 2026
Key facts for cenotes
PropertyValue
Headwordcenotes
LanguageSpanish
Part of speechNoun
IPA[seˈnot̪es]
Letters7
Frequency rank#65,951
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Where “cenotes” sits in Spanish frequency

Every-word frequency runs from the handful of words we use constantly (left) to the long tail used once in a blue moon (right). cenotes lands here:

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

Scale is logarithmic (each tick is 10× rarer). Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Rare enough to double-check

cenotes is uncommon Spanish at frequency #65,951 among 77,812 “C” headwords, classed as anoun, transcribed [seˈnot̪es]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "Forma del plural de cenote.".

Our edit-distance generator produced no likely misspellings for cenotes, and the word's spelling is regular enough that our generator found nothing worth flagging. No close-neighbour confusable shows up for this headword in our dataset, a sign it's visually distinctive enough not to be mixed up with another word.

Wiktionary doesn't record an etymology for this headword, leaving phoneme-to-grapheme mapping as the best guide to its spelling rather than a borrowing history. The correct Spanish form is cenotes, spelled C-E-N-O-T-E-S.

Definition

  1. 1
    Forma del plural de cenote.

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.

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Frequently Asked Questions

How do you spell "cenotes"?
"cenotes" is spelled C-E-N-O-T-E-S. The IPA pronunciation is [seˈnot̪es].
What does "cenotes" mean?
As a noun, "cenotes" means: Forma del plural de cenote.
How do you pronounce "cenotes"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "cenotes" is [seˈnot̪es]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "cenotes" come from?
"cenotes" is a Spanish 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 Spanish words by spelling shape

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

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked Spanish headwords with 7 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

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