cepo

/[ˈsepo]/ noun

Letters

4 characters

Frequency Rank

#36,972

in Spanish word usage

Misspellings

6

tracked variants

Confusables

20

similar word pairs

cepo is aSpanishnoun. It means: Madero grande, con agujeros calados para el cuello y manos, que se usaba para inmovilizar a los reos como parte de su castigo Pronounced [ˈsepo]. Often confused with co and cup.

Key facts for cepo
PropertyValue
Headwordcepo
LanguageSpanish
Part of speechNoun
IPA[ˈsepo]
Letters4
Frequency rank#36,972
Misspellings tracked6
Confusable pairs20
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Frequency rank visualization

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

Source: Wordfreq corpus

Spelling & Dictionary Insight

The Spanish entry for cepo is 4 letters long, classified as anoun, and transcribed in the International Phonetic Alphabet as [ˈsepo]. Corpus data places it at rank #36,972 in overall Spanish word frequency, marking it as uncommon enough that many writers pause before typing it.Wiktionary records 6 distinct senses for this headword, so context determines which meaning a reader should apply.

Our Hunspell-derived misspelling index lists 6 documented wrong-spelling variants for cepo, with forms such as "ccepo", "ceop", and "ceppo". 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 20 confusable-pair relationships, "co", "cup", "cho", 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 cepo, spelled C-E-P-O, and any other sequence of those letters, regardless of how natural it feels, is a misspelling in standard orthography.

Definition

  1. 1
    Madero grande, con agujeros calados para el cuello y manos, que se usaba para inmovilizar a los reos como parte de su castigo
  2. 2
    Trampa para animales formada por dos o más piezas que se cierran al contacto, atrapando a la presa
  3. 3
    Instrumento para atrapar la rueda de un vehículo, impidiendo su marcha
  4. 4
    Instrumento para fijar una pieza de artillería al vehículo que la transporta
  5. 5
    Instrumento formado por dos maderos largos y delgados, que se emplea para sujetar periódicos o revistas en sitios de lectura pública
  6. 6
    Arancel que se cobra para limitar el acceso a divisas extranjeras y regular las transacciones de cambio de moneda. Usualmente implementado en tiempos de crisis con el fin de proteger las reservas monetarias.

This word in other languages

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as: ccepo,ceop,ceppo,cpeo,ecpo,sepo

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

Relative frequency of common misspelling types for cepo

Misspelling Variants of "cepo"

ccepo5ceop4ceppo5cpeo4ecpo4sepo4
Misspelling Variants of "cepo"

Frequency rank: #36,972 in Spanish

Frequently Asked Questions

How do you spell "cepo"?
"cepo" is spelled C-E-P-O. The IPA pronunciation is [ˈsepo].
What does "cepo" mean?
As a noun, "cepo" means: Madero grande, con agujeros calados para el cuello y manos, que se usaba para inmovilizar a los reos como parte de su castigo
What words are commonly confused with "cepo"?
"cepo" is commonly confused with "co", "cup", "cho". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.
How do you pronounce "cepo"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "cepo" is [ˈsepo]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "cepo" come from?
"cepo" is a Spanish word. PlainSpell covers definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data across English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German.
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Nearby Spanish words

Other entries that begin with the letter C in our Spanish index:

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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.