cerbero

[seɾˈβ̞eɾo]

/[seɾˈβ̞eɾo]/ noun

The verdict

“cerbero” is uncommon Spanish (frequency #94,990 among 8,288 “C” headwords), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

#94,990
frequency rank, Spanish
8,288
“C” headwords

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Arbusto no muy grande, que puede ser venenoso.

Corpus desk

Index ES-cerbero · cerbero · Spanish

cerbero · rank #94,990 · 0 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-RARE #94,990
  • LEN-LONG 7 letters
  • VOW-3 3 vowels
  • CONFUS-0 No pairs
  • VAR-0 0 variants
  • BOOK-DENSE 8,288
  • PHOTO-FINISH certificando

Nearest frequency peer: certificando (+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 “cerbero”

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 “cerbero” se sitúa frente a rangos españoles igualmente raros.

Source FrequencyWords open word-frequency list As of September 3, 2026
Key facts for cerbero
PropertyValue
Headwordcerbero
LanguageSpanish
Part of speechNoun
IPA[seɾˈβ̞eɾo]
Letters7
Frequency rank#94,990
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Cola larga: rango de “cerbero” en español

Esta escala corre desde el núcleo del español cotidiano (izquierda) hasta el rastro de formas rara vez usadas (derecha).cerberocae en esta cola de rareza:

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

La escala es logarítmica (cada marca ≈ 10× más rara). Vecinos raros de la misma franja: “certificando” (#94,991), “censada” (#94,988), “cesados” (#94,992). Entre 8,288 lemas con “C”, “cerbero” va en #94,990. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Rare enough to double-check

cerbero is uncommon Spanish at frequency #94,990 among 8,288 “C” headwords, classed as anoun, transcribed [seɾˈβ̞eɾo]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. 2 senses are on record.

cerbero has no tracked misspelling variants, since its letter pattern doesn't lend itself to common typo substitutions. It is not paired with a close-neighbour confusable in our dataset, since its spelling is unusual enough that it doesn't cluster with a lookalike.

No borrowing history is documented for this entry, so its spelling pattern is best understood through pronunciation rather than a traceable origin. The correct Spanish form is cerbero, spelled C-E-R-B-E-R-O.

Definition

  1. 1
    Arbusto no muy grande, que puede ser venenoso.
  2. 2
    Cancerbero, portero brusco.

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 "cerbero"?
"cerbero" is spelled C-E-R-B-E-R-O. The IPA pronunciation is [seɾˈβ̞eɾo].
What does "cerbero" mean?
As a noun, "cerbero" means: Arbusto no muy grande, que puede ser venenoso.
How do you pronounce "cerbero"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "cerbero" is [seɾˈβ̞eɾo]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "cerbero" come from?
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Similar Spanish words by spelling shape

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

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked Spanish headwords with 7 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list