cerca
Spanish, noun
cerca is spelled C-E-R-C-A (5 letters) and appears 234 times per million words in written Spanish, the 353rd most frequent Spanish word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). Cerca is a Spanish feminine noun meaning “fence (a thin artificial barrier that separates two pieces of land or a house perimeter)” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). It is also a third-person singular present indicative of cercar. With an accent, cercá is a different word: “second-person singular voseo imperative of cercar”. The Spanish Wiktionary (Wikcionario) defines it as “Muro o valla que se halla alrededor de un lugar”.
What does cerca mean in English?
adverb
- 1
close, near, around, about, nearly, nigh (referring to quantity or time-related)
- 2
close, near, around, nigh, at hand, close at hand, in sight (spatially)
- 3
nearby, close by
noun
- 1
femininefence (a thin artificial barrier that separates two pieces of land or a house perimeter)
- 2
femininestone wall
verb
- 1
third-person singular present indicative
- 2
second-person singular imperative
verb
- 1
second-person singular voseo imperative of cercar
Source: English Wiktionary, Spanish section, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0).
How Spanish dictionaries define it
adverb: 1. A pequeña distancia.
adverb: 1. Indica proximidad temporal..
noun: 1. Muro o valla que se halla alrededor de un lugar.
The definition in the Spanish Wiktionary (Wikcionario), in Spanish.
Source: Spanish Wiktionary (Wikcionario), dump of September 1, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org.
Forms of cerca
- cerquísima superlative
- cerquita diminutive
- cercas alternative proscribed
Source: English Wiktionary and Spanish Wiktionary (Wikcionario) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026).
English words that translate to cerca
Source: the translation tables of the English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026.
How common is cerca in Spanish?
cerca appears 234 times per million words in written Spanish.
Source: written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).