centauros

[sẽn̪ˈt̪awɾos]

/[sẽn̪ˈt̪awɾos]/ noun

The verdict

“centauros” is uncommon Spanish (frequency #59,857 among 8,288 “C” headwords), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

#59,857
frequency rank, Spanish
8,288
“C” headwords

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Forma del plural de centauro.

Corpus desk

Index ES-centauros · centauros · Spanish

centauros · rank #59,857 · 0 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-RARE #59,857
  • LEN-LONG 9 letters
  • VOW-4 4 vowels
  • CONFUS-0 No pairs
  • VAR-0 0 variants
  • BOOK-DENSE 8,288
  • PHOTO-FINISH celada

Nearest frequency peer: celada (-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.

Rangos de cola larga cerca de “centauros”

Banda escasa: las barras invierten el rango para que lo raro se lea más corto

corpus weight

What this shows Vista de cola larga: dónde “centauros” se sitúa frente a rangos españoles igualmente raros.

Source FrequencyWords open word-frequency list As of September 3, 2026
Key facts for centauros
PropertyValue
Headwordcentauros
LanguageSpanish
Part of speechNoun
IPA[sẽn̪ˈt̪awɾos]
Letters9
Frequency rank#59,857
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Cola larga: rango de “centauros” en español

La frecuencia va del puñado de palabras que usamos sin parar (izquierda) a la cola larga que apenas aparece (derecha).centauroscae en esta cola de rareza:

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

Los ticks avanzan en logaritmo; cada uno es del orden de diez veces más raro. Vecinos raros de la misma franja: “celada” (#59,856), “cerramiento” (#59,858), “cerrillos” (#59,859). Entre 8,288 lemas con “C”, “centauros” va en #59,857. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Rare enough to double-check

centauros is uncommon Spanish at frequency #59,857 among 8,288 “C” headwords, classed as anoun, transcribed [sẽn̪ˈt̪awɾos]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "Forma del plural de centauro.".

centauros doesn't appear in our generated misspelling index, and the word's spelling is regular enough that our generator found nothing worth flagging. This entry stands alone in our confusable dataset, which tends to mean the word is visually distinctive enough to stand on its own.

No borrowing history is documented for this entry, so its spelling is best read as a straightforward mapping from sound to letter. The correct Spanish form is centauros, spelled C-E-N-T-A-U-R-O-S.

Definition

  1. 1
    Forma del plural de centauro.

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

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

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked Spanish headwords with 9 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list