censor

[sẽnˈsoɾ]

/[sẽnˈsoɾ]/ adj

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The verdict

“censor” has 9 generated spelling variants in the Spanish index at frequency #31,698. The variants make it a useful spelling check.

#31,698
frequency rank, Spanish
8,288
“C” headwords
9
tracked misspellings
15
confusable pairs

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Que pertenece o concierne censura censurar.

Corpus desk

Index ES-censor · censor · Spanish

censor · rank #31,698 · 9 variants · 15 confusables

  • FREQ-MID #31,698
  • LEN-LONG 6 letters
  • VOW-2 2 vowels
  • CONFUS-MID 15 pairs
  • VAR-MID 9 variants
  • BOOK-DENSE 8,288
  • PHOTO-FINISH celulitis

Nearest frequency peer: celulitis (-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 “censor”

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

corpus weight

What this shows “censor” 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).

censor vs cesó
50% similar
censor vs césar
50% similar
censor vs center
67% similar

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

Key facts for censor
PropertyValue
Headwordcensor
LanguageSpanish
Part of speechAdjective
IPA[sẽnˈsoɾ]
Letters6
Frequency rank#31,698
Misspellings tracked9
Confusable pairs15
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Frecuencia del imán ortográfico “censor”

La frecuencia va del puñado de palabras que usamos sin parar (izquierda) a la cola larga que apenas aparece (derecha).censorcae aquí:

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

Los ticks avanzan en logaritmo; cada uno es del orden de diez veces más raro. En la misma franja de rareza aparecen “celulitis” (#31,697), “champán” (#31,699), “celestiales” (#31,696). Entre 8,288 lemas con “C”, “censor” va en #31,698. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

A misspelling magnet

The generator records 9 spelling variants around censor (IPA [sẽnˈsoɾ]), anadjective. Corpus frequency is #31,698 among 8,288 “C” headwords. Dominant gloss: "Que pertenece o concierne censura censurar.".

Our generated misspelling index lists 9 likely wrong-spelling variants for censor, with forms such as "ccensor", "cennsor", and "cenosr". Each variant is a distinct typo pattern an edit-distance generator flags, typically a doubled-consonant error, a silent-letter drop, or a vowel substitution. It also participates in 15 confusable-pair relationships, "cesó", "césar", "center", and more, a pairing that trips writers up because the two words share enough sound or shape to blur together.

Wiktionary doesn't record an etymology for this headword, so its spelling pattern is best understood through pronunciation rather than a traceable origin. The correct Spanish form is censor, spelled C-E-N-S-O-R.

Definition

  1. 1
    Que pertenece o concierne censura censurar.

Synonyms

censurador

This word in other languages

censor(English)

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as:

  • ccensor
  • cennsor
  • cenosr
  • censorr
  • censro
  • censsor
  • cesnor
  • cnesor
  • ecnsor

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

How far each generated variant is from the correct spelling of censor - measured in single-character edits (insert, delete, or substitute a letter). Larger bars are easier to catch; one-edit slips are the sneakiest.

ccensor1cennsor1cenosr2censorr1censro2censsor1cesnor2cnesor2
Edit distance from "censor"

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 "censor"?
"censor" is spelled C-E-N-S-O-R. The IPA pronunciation is [sẽnˈsoɾ].
What does "censor" mean?
As an adjective, "censor" means: Que pertenece o concierne censura censurar.
What words are commonly confused with "censor"?
"censor" is commonly confused with "cesó", "césar", "center". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.
How do you pronounce "censor"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "censor" is [sẽnˈsoɾ]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "censor" come from?
"censor" is a Spanish word. You can look up definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data for this and other words across English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German on PlainSpell.
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Similar Spanish words by spelling shape

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

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked Spanish headwords with 6 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

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Similar misspelling depth

Headwords with a similar count of attested misspellings (9 here; floor ≥5).

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list