cerca de
[ˈseɾka ð̞e]
The verdict
“cerca de” is uncommon Spanish (outside the top frequency list), classed as a phrase. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
- Unranked
- below top-frequency Spanish
- 8
- letters
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Aproximadamente; con corta diferencia; poco menos de.
Corpus desk
Index ES-cerca-de · cerca de · Spanish
cerca de · unranked · 0 variants · 0 confusables
- FREQ-UNRANKED Unranked
- LEN-LONG 8 letters
- VOW-3 3 vowels
- CONFUS-0 No pairs
- VAR-0 0 variants
- BOOK-THIN "C" thin
- PHOTO-UNK Peer pending
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.
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | cerca de |
| Language | Spanish |
| Part of speech | Phrase |
| IPA | [ˈseɾka ð̞e] |
| Letters | 8 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Cola larga: rango de “cerca de” en español
Rare enough to double-check
cerca de is uncommon Spanish outside the top frequency list, classed as aphrase, transcribed [ˈseɾka ð̞e]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "Aproximadamente; con corta diferencia; poco menos de.".
Zero misspellings are on record for cerca de in our index, which points to an orthography that plays by predictable Spanish rules. It is not paired with a close-neighbour confusable in our dataset, a sign it's visually distinctive enough not to be mixed up with another word.
Our source data has no etymology on file for this entry, so its spelling is easiest to reason about phoneme by phoneme, absent a documented history. The correct Spanish form is cerca de, spelled C-E-R-C-A- -D-E.
Definition
- 1Aproximadamente; con corta diferencia; poco menos de.
Recorded use
Wiktionary exampleThese source excerpts show how cerca de appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.
En esta batalla murieron cerca de dos mil hombres.
Definitions, pronunciation, and etymology for this entry are drawn from Wiktionary via the kaikki.org structured extract (CC BY-SA). See the methodology for how each field is sourced and updated.