censura

/[sẽnˈsuɾa]/ noun

Letters

7 characters

Frequency Rank

#4,225

in Spanish word usage

Misspellings

11

tracked variants

Confusables

12

similar word pairs

censura is aSpanishnoun. It means: Juicio reprobatorio que se emite acerca de algo Pronounced [sẽnˈsuɾa]. It ranks #4,225 in Spanish word frequency. Often confused with centra and cintura.

Key facts for censura
PropertyValue
Headwordcensura
LanguageSpanish
Part of speechNoun
IPA[sẽnˈsuɾa]
Letters7
Frequency rank#4,225
Misspellings tracked11
Confusable pairs12
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Frequency rank visualization

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

Source: Wordfreq corpus

Spelling & Dictionary Insight

The Spanish entry for censura is 7 letters long, classified as anoun, and transcribed in the International Phonetic Alphabet as [sẽnˈsuɾa]. Corpus data places it at rank #4,225 in overall Spanish word frequency, indicating it appears regularly in written and spoken text.Wiktionary records 3 distinct senses for this headword, so context determines which meaning a reader should apply.

Our Hunspell-derived misspelling index lists 11 documented wrong-spelling variants for censura, with forms such as "ccensura", "cennsura", and "censrua". 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 12 confusable-pair relationships, "centra", "cintura", "century", and more, 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 censura, spelled C-E-N-S-U-R-A, and any other sequence of those letters, regardless of how natural it feels, is a misspelling in standard orthography.

Definition

  1. 1
    Juicio reprobatorio que se emite acerca de algo
  2. 2
    En particular, intervención por parte de un poder público que impide la libre difusión o circulación de una obra
  3. 3
    Moción del aparato psíquico que impide el acceso a la consciencia de aquellas pulsiones que atentan contra la integridad del ego

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Common misspellings

Also misspelled as: ccensura,cennsura,censrua,censsura,censuar,censurra,cenusra,cesnura,cnesura,ecnsura,sensura

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

Relative frequency of common misspelling types for censura

Misspelling Variants of "censura"

ccensura8cennsura8censrua7censsura8censuar7censurra8cenusra7cesnura7
Misspelling Variants of "censura"

Frequency rank: #4,225 in Spanish

Frequently Asked Questions

How do you spell "censura"?
"censura" is spelled C-E-N-S-U-R-A. The IPA pronunciation is [sẽnˈsuɾa].
What does "censura" mean?
As a noun, "censura" means: Juicio reprobatorio que se emite acerca de algo
What words are commonly confused with "censura"?
"censura" is commonly confused with "centra", "cintura", "century". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.
How do you pronounce "censura"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "censura" is [sẽnˈsuɾa]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "censura" come from?
"censura" 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.