centímetros

[sẽn̪ˈt̪imet̪ɾos]

/[sẽn̪ˈt̪imet̪ɾos]/ noun

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The verdict

“centímetros” has 18 generated spelling variants in the Spanish index at frequency #6,887. The variants make it a useful spelling check.

#6,887
frequency rank, Spanish
8,288
“C” headwords
18
tracked misspellings
1
confusable pair

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

Corpus desk

Index ES-centimetros · centímetros · Spanish

centímetros · rank #6,887 · 18 variants · 1 confusable

  • FREQ-COMMON #6,887
  • LEN-MEGA 11 letters
  • VOW-4 4 vowels
  • CONFUS-LOW 1 pairs
  • VAR-HIGH 18 variants
  • BOOK-DENSE 8,288
  • PHOTO-FINISH cambiaron

Nearest frequency peer: cambiaron (-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 “centímetros”

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

corpus weight

What this shows “centímetros” 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).

centímetros vs centímetro
91% similar

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

Key facts for centímetros
PropertyValue
Headwordcentímetros
LanguageSpanish
Part of speechNoun
IPA[sẽn̪ˈt̪imet̪ɾos]
Letters11
Frequency rank#6,887
Misspellings tracked18
Confusable pairs1
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Frecuencia del imán ortográfico “centímetros”

Esta escala corre desde el núcleo del español cotidiano (izquierda) hasta el rastro de formas rara vez usadas (derecha).centímetroscae aquí:

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

El eje es logarítmico: cada tick marca unas diez veces menos frecuencia. En la misma franja de rareza aparecen “cambiaron” (#6,886), “coincide” (#6,888), “cole” (#6,889). Entre 8,288 lemas con “C”, “centímetros” va en #6,887. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

A misspelling magnet

The generator records 18 spelling variants around centímetros (IPA [sẽn̪ˈt̪imet̪ɾos]), anoun. Corpus frequency is #6,887 among 8,288 “C” headwords. Dominant gloss: "Forma del plural de centímetro.".

Our generated misspelling index lists 18 likely wrong-spelling variants for centímetros, with forms such as "ccentímetros", "cenntímetros", and "centmíetros". 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 1 confusable-pair relationship, "centímetro", where similar look or sound leads writers to substitute one word for another in context.

This entry's etymology isn't recorded, so its spelling is best read as a straightforward mapping from sound to letter. The correct Spanish form is centímetros, spelled C-E-N-T-Í-M-E-T-R-O-S.

Definition

  1. 1
    Forma del plural de centímetro.

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as:

  • ccentímetros
  • cenntímetros
  • centmíetros
  • centtímetros
  • centíemtros
  • centímertos
  • centímetors
  • centímetross
  • centímetrros
  • centímetrso
  • centímettros
  • centímmetros
  • centímteros
  • cenítmetros
  • cetnímetros
  • cnetímetros
  • ecntímetros
  • sentímetros

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

How far each generated variant is from the correct spelling of centímetros - 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.

ccentímetros1cenntímetros1centmíetros2centtímetros1centíemtros2centímertos2centímetors2centímetross1
Edit distance from "centímetros"

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 "centímetros"?
"centímetros" is spelled C-E-N-T-Í-M-E-T-R-O-S. The IPA pronunciation is [sẽn̪ˈt̪imet̪ɾos].
What does "centímetros" mean?
As a noun, "centímetros" means: Forma del plural de centímetro.
What words are commonly confused with "centímetros"?
"centímetros" is commonly confused with "centímetro". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.
How do you pronounce "centímetros"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "centímetros" is [sẽn̪ˈt̪imet̪ɾos]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "centímetros" come from?
"centímetros" is a Spanish word. PlainSpell's reference spans five languages -- English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German -- with definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data for each.
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Similar Spanish words by spelling shape

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

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked Spanish headwords with 11 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

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Similar misspelling depth

Headwords with a similar count of attested misspellings (18 here; floor ≥5).

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list