censo

[ˈsẽnso]

/[ˈsẽnso]/ noun

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The verdict

“censo” has 8 generated spelling variants in the Spanish index at frequency #4,060. The variants make it a useful spelling check.

#4,060
frequency rank, Spanish
8,288
“C” headwords
8
tracked misspellings
20
confusable pairs

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Lista de los ciudadanos de una población o país

Corpus desk

Index ES-censo · censo · Spanish

censo · rank #4,060 · 8 variants · 20 confusables

  • FREQ-COMMON #4,060
  • LEN-MID 5 letters
  • VOW-2 2 vowels
  • CONFUS-HIGH 20 pairs
  • VAR-MID 8 variants
  • BOOK-DENSE 8,288
  • PHOTO-FINISH caos

Nearest frequency peer: caos (-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.

Pares de rango junto al imán ortográfico “censo”

Misma franja de rareza: útil si un typo cae en un lema vecino

corpus weight

What this shows “censo” está entre estos pares FrequencyWords; la profundidad de typo se mide aparte en el gráfico de distancia de edición.

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).

censo vs ceo
60% similar
censo vs ces
60% similar
censo vs cero
60% similar

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

Key facts for censo
PropertyValue
Headwordcenso
LanguageSpanish
Part of speechNoun
IPA[ˈsẽnso]
Letters5
Frequency rank#4,060
Misspellings tracked8
Confusable pairs20
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Frecuencia del imán ortográfico “censo”

La frecuencia va del puñado de palabras que usamos sin parar (izquierda) a la cola larga que apenas aparece (derecha).censocae 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 “caos” (#4,059), “cincuenta” (#4,061), “Cadenas” (#4,058). Entre 8,288 lemas con “C”, “censo” va en #4,060. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

A misspelling magnet

The generator records 8 spelling variants around censo (IPA [ˈsẽnso]), anoun. Corpus frequency is #4,060 among 8,288 “C” headwords. Wiktionary lists 6 senses, so context still picks the gloss.

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

  1. 1
    Lista de los ciudadanos de una población o país
  2. 2
    Lista de ciudadanos y bienes que los censores romanos hacían con motivos fiscales
  3. 3
    Impuesto o tributo que durante el imperio romano se pagaba por en concepto de vasallaje
  4. 4
    Pensión anual que algunas iglesias pagaban a los cargos más altos
  5. 5
    Contrato por el cual un inmueble queda sujeto al pago de una cantidad anual
  6. 6
    Cantidad satisfecha por un censo₅

Synonyms

padrón

This word in other languages

census(English)recensement(Français)

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.

ccenso1cennso1cenos2censso1cesno2cneso2ecnso2senso1
Edit distance from "censo"

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 "censo"?
"censo" is spelled C-E-N-S-O. The IPA pronunciation is [ˈsẽnso].
What does "censo" mean?
As a noun, "censo" means: Lista de los ciudadanos de una población o país
What words are commonly confused with "censo"?
"censo" is commonly confused with "ceo", "ces", "cero". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.
How do you pronounce "censo"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "censo" is [ˈsẽnso]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "censo" come from?
"censo" is a Spanish word. PlainSpell covers definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data across English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German.
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Similar Spanish words by spelling shape

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

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked Spanish headwords with 5 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

banca#4,056crean#4,067Suiza#4,045Salas#4,040

Similar misspelling depth

Headwords with a similar count of attested misspellings (8 here; floor ≥5).

bellas8 variantsayudan8 variantsinútil8 variantsmuerta8 variants

Source: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org) Structured Wiktionary extract

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list