Ceres
[ˈseɾes]
The verdict
“Ceres” is a moderately-common Spanish word, ranked #41,239 in Spanish word frequency and used as a proper noun.
- #41,239
- frequency rank, Spanish
- 5
- letters
- 6
- tracked misspellings
- 20
- confusable pairs
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - En la mitología romana, diosa de la agricultura. Equivale a Démeter en la mitología griega.
Visual similarity to commonly confused words
How many letter changes separate each confused pair (Levenshtein distance, normalized).
Source: PlainSpell confusable corpus (Wiktionary, CC BY-SA).
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | Ceres |
| Language | Spanish |
| Part of speech | Proper noun |
| IPA | [ˈseɾes] |
| Letters | 5 |
| Frequency rank | #41,239 |
| Misspellings tracked | 6 |
| Confusable pairs | 20 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Where “Ceres” sits in Spanish frequency
Spelling & Dictionary Insight
The Spanish entry for Ceres is 5 letters long, classified as a proper noun, and transcribed in the International Phonetic Alphabet as [ˈseɾes]. Corpus data places it at rank #41,239 in overall Spanish word frequency, marking it as uncommon enough that many writers pause before typing it. Wiktionary records 2 distinct senses for this headword, so context determines which meaning a reader should apply.
Our generated misspelling index lists 6 likely wrong-spelling variants for Ceres, with forms such as "cceres", "ceers", and "ceress". Each variant is a distinct typo pattern an edit-distance generator flags, typically a doubled-consonant error, a silent-letter drop, or a vowel substitution. It also participates in 20 confusable-pair relationships, "ces", "creo", "cree", and more, a pairing that trips writers up because the two words share enough sound or shape to blur together.
No documented word history exists for this headword, so its spelling is best read as a straightforward mapping from sound to letter. The correct Spanish form is Ceres, spelled C-E-R-E-S.
Definition
- 1En la mitología romana, diosa de la agricultura. Equivale a Démeter en la mitología griega.
- 2El asteroide más grande que se conoce y el primero en ser descubierto. Está entre Marte y Júpiter.
This word in other languages
Common misspellings
Also misspelled as: cceres,ceers,ceress,cerres,cerse,ecres
Misspelling Pattern Breakdown
How far each generated variant is from the correct spelling of Ceres - 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.
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.
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Using “Ceres”
The practical upshot for anyone who landed here from a spell-check.
- The one correct Spanish spelling is C-E-R-E-S - every other letter order is a misspelling in standard orthography.
- Say it as [ˈseɾes] (IPA); tap the speaker on the pronunciation badge to hear it where audio exists.
- Don't mix it up with “ces” - see the side-by-side comparison. Ceres vs ces
- Browse more Spanish words and confusable pairs in the same reference. Spanish words
Data Source
Wiktionary (via kaikki.org), licensed under CC BY-SA & GFDL. Word ordering uses an open word-frequency list; misspelling variants are generated by edit-distance from the correct headword.