cerillero

[seɾiˈʝeɾo]

/[seɾiˈʝeɾo]/ noun

The verdict

“cerillero” is uncommon Spanish (outside the top frequency list), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

Unranked
below top-frequency Spanish
9
letters

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Vendedor de cerillas y otros productos, como tabaco en algunos bares y cafés.

Corpus desk

Index ES-cerillero · cerillero · Spanish

cerillero · unranked · 0 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-UNRANKED Unranked
  • LEN-LONG 9 letters
  • VOW-4 4 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.

Key facts for cerillero
PropertyValue
Headwordcerillero
LanguageSpanish
Part of speechNoun
IPA[seɾiˈʝeɾo]
Letters9
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Cola larga: rango de “cerillero” en español

cerilleroestá más allá de las 100.000 formas más frecuentes del español, en la cola de léxico especializado o poco usado donde la duda ortográfica aprieta.

Beyond rank #100,000. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Rare enough to double-check

cerillero is uncommon Spanish outside the top frequency list, classed as anoun, transcribed [seɾiˈʝeɾo]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. 2 senses are on record.

No misspelling variants are generated for cerillero in our index, a straightforward case of a spelling with little room for common typos. It is not paired with a close-neighbour confusable in our dataset, which tends to mean the word is visually distinctive enough to stand on its own.

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. The correct Spanish form is cerillero, spelled C-E-R-I-L-L-E-R-O.

Definition

  1. 1
    Vendedor de cerillas y otros productos, como tabaco en algunos bares y cafés.
  2. 2
    Estuche para guardar cerillas.

Synonyms

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This word in other languages

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.

Frequently Asked Questions

How do you spell "cerillero"?
"cerillero" is spelled C-E-R-I-L-L-E-R-O. The IPA pronunciation is [seɾiˈʝeɾo].
What does "cerillero" mean?
As a noun, "cerillero" means: Vendedor de cerillas y otros productos, como tabaco en algunos bares y cafés.
How do you pronounce "cerillero"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "cerillero" is [seɾiˈʝeɾo]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "cerillero" come from?
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Source: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org) Structured Wiktionary extract

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list