censo
[ˈsẽnso]
The verdict
“censo” is a regularly-used Spanish word, ranked #4,060 in Spanish word frequency and used as a noun.
- #4,060
- frequency rank, Spanish
- 5
- letters
- 8
- tracked misspellings
- 20
- confusable pairs
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - Lista de los ciudadanos de una población o país
Visual similarity to commonly confused words
How many letter changes separate each confused pair (Levenshtein distance, normalized).
Source: PlainSpell confusable corpus (Wiktionary, CC BY-SA).
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | censo |
| Language | Spanish |
| Part of speech | Noun |
| IPA | [ˈsẽnso] |
| Letters | 5 |
| Frequency rank | #4,060 |
| Misspellings tracked | 8 |
| Confusable pairs | 20 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Where “censo” sits in Spanish frequency
Spelling & Dictionary Insight
The Spanish entry for censo is 5 letters long, classified as a noun, and transcribed in the International Phonetic Alphabet as [ˈsẽnso]. Corpus data places it at rank #4,060 in overall Spanish word frequency, indicating it appears regularly in written and spoken text. Wiktionary records 6 distinct senses for this headword, so context determines which meaning a reader should apply.
Our generated misspelling index lists 8 likely wrong-spelling variants for censo, with forms such as "ccenso", "cennso", and "cenos". Each of these forms differs from the correct spelling by one small edit: a doubled letter, a dropped silent letter, or a substituted vowel. It also participates in 20 confusable-pair relationships, "ceo", "ces", "cero", and more, where similar look or sound leads writers to substitute one word for another in context.
Our source data has no etymology on file for this entry, so any spelling logic here comes from how the word's sounds map to letters, not a documented origin story. The correct Spanish form is censo, spelled C-E-N-S-O.
Definition
- 1Lista de los ciudadanos de una población o país
- 2Lista de ciudadanos y bienes que los censores romanos hacían con motivos fiscales
- 3Impuesto o tributo que durante el imperio romano se pagaba por en concepto de vasallaje
- 4Pensión anual que algunas iglesias pagaban a los cargos más altos
- 5Contrato por el cual un inmueble queda sujeto al pago de una cantidad anual
- 6Cantidad satisfecha por un censo₅
Synonyms
This word in other languages
Common misspellings
Also misspelled as: ccenso,cennso,cenos,censso,cesno,cneso,ecnso,senso
Misspelling Pattern Breakdown
How far each generated variant is from the correct spelling of censo - expressed in single-character edits (insert, delete, or swap one letter). Bigger bars stand out at a glance; a one-edit slip is the hardest to catch.
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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Using “censo”
The practical upshot for anyone who landed here from a spell-check.
- The one correct Spanish spelling is C-E-N-S-O - every other letter order is a misspelling in standard orthography.
- Say it as [ˈsẽnso] (IPA); tap the speaker on the pronunciation badge to hear it where audio exists.
- Don't mix it up with “ceo” - see the side-by-side comparison. censo vs ceo
- Browse more Spanish words and confusable pairs in the same reference. Spanish words
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.