cereza

/[seˈɾesa]/ noun

Letters

6 characters

Frequency Rank

#26,754

in Spanish word usage

Misspellings

9

tracked variants

Confusables

20

similar word pairs

cereza is aSpanishnoun. It means: Fruto del cerezo. Es una drupa con cabillo largo, casi redonda, de unos dos centímetros de diámetro, con surco lateral, piel lisa de color encarnado más o menos obscuro, y pulpa muy jugosa, dulce y... Pronounced [seˈɾesa]. Often confused with CREA and Corea.

Key facts for cereza
PropertyValue
Headwordcereza
LanguageSpanish
Part of speechNoun
IPA[seˈɾesa]
Letters6
Frequency rank#26,754
Misspellings tracked9
Confusable pairs20
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Frequency rank visualization

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list

Spelling & Dictionary Insight

The Spanish entry for cereza is 6 letters long, classified as anoun, and transcribed in the International Phonetic Alphabet as [seˈɾesa]. Corpus data places it at rank #26,754 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 generated misspelling index lists 9 likely wrong-spelling variants for cereza, with forms such as "ccereza", "ceerza", and "cereaz". 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, "CREA", "Corea", "creía", 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 cereza, spelled C-E-R-E-Z-A, and any other sequence of those letters, regardless of how natural it feels, is a misspelling in standard orthography.

Definition

  1. 1
    Fruto del cerezo. Es una drupa con cabillo largo, casi redonda, de unos dos centímetros de diámetro, con surco lateral, piel lisa de color encarnado más o menos obscuro, y pulpa muy jugosa, dulce y comestible.
  2. 2
    Color rojo oscuro que ofrecen algunos minerales, como el antimonio rojo.
  3. 3
    Grado de incandescencia de algunos metales, que toman un color rojo vivo.
  4. 4
    Fruta costarricense empalagosa y muy distinta de la europea. El árbol que la produce es frondoso, y se cultiva en los jardines.
  5. 5
    Grano del café maduro, color rojizo.
  6. 6
    Cáscara del grano del café.

Synonyms

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Common misspellings

Also misspelled as: ccereza,ceerza,cereaz,cerezza,cerreza,cerzea,creeza,ecreza,sereza

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

Relative frequency of common misspelling types for cereza

Misspelling Variants of "cereza"

ccereza7ceerza6cereaz6cerezza7cerreza7cerzea6creeza6ecreza6
Misspelling Variants of "cereza"

Frequency rank: #26,754 in Spanish

Frequently Asked Questions

How do you spell "cereza"?
"cereza" is spelled C-E-R-E-Z-A. The IPA pronunciation is [seˈɾesa].
What does "cereza" mean?
As a noun, "cereza" means: Fruto del cerezo. Es una drupa con cabillo largo, casi redonda, de unos dos centímetros de diámetro, con surco lateral, piel lisa de color encarnado más o menos obscuro, y pulpa muy jugosa, dulce y...
What words are commonly confused with "cereza"?
"cereza" is commonly confused with "CREA", "Corea", "creía". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.
How do you pronounce "cereza"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "cereza" is [seˈɾesa]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "cereza" come from?
"cereza" is a Spanish word. PlainSpell covers definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data across English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German.
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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.