cero

/[ˈseɾo]/ noun

Letters

4 characters

Frequency Rank

#2,152

in Spanish word usage

Misspellings

4

tracked variants

Confusables

20

similar word pairs

cero is aSpanishnoun. It means: Nombre del número 0. Pronounced [ˈseɾo]. It ranks #2,152 in Spanish word frequency. Often confused with co and cho.

Key facts for cero
PropertyValue
Headwordcero
LanguageSpanish
Part of speechNoun
IPA[ˈseɾo]
Letters4
Frequency rank#2,152
Misspellings tracked4
Confusable pairs20
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Frequency rank visualization

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

Source: Wordfreq corpus

Spelling & Dictionary Insight

The Spanish entry for cero is 4 letters long, classified as anoun, and transcribed in the International Phonetic Alphabet as [ˈseɾo]. Corpus data places it at rank #2,152 in overall Spanish word frequency, indicating it appears regularly in written and spoken text.Wiktionary records 4 distinct senses for this headword, so context determines which meaning a reader should apply.

Our Hunspell-derived misspelling index lists 4 documented wrong-spelling variants for cero, with forms such as "ccero", "ceor", and "ecro". Each variant represents a distinct typo pattern that appears often enough in corpora to be worth flagging, typically a doubled-consonant error, a silent-letter drop, or a vowel substitution.It also participates in 20 confusable-pair relationships, "co", "cho", "cor", 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 cero, spelled C-E-R-O, and any other sequence of those letters, regardless of how natural it feels, is a misspelling in standard orthography.

Definition

  1. 1
    Nombre del número 0.
  2. 2
    Número que sirve para indicar la ausencia de cantidad por una parte (solo o a la izquierda), y por otra parte indica un aumento de la cantidad simplificando la escritura, como nuestro número cero cuando va a la derecha.
  3. 3
    Cantidad nula, sin elementos.
  4. 4
    Punto de partida en una escala de medición.

This word in other languages

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as: ccero,ceor,ecro,sero

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

Relative frequency of common misspelling types for cero

Misspelling Variants of "cero"

ccero5ceor4ecro4sero4
Misspelling Variants of "cero"

Frequency rank: #2,152 in Spanish

Frequently Asked Questions

How do you spell "cero"?
"cero" is spelled C-E-R-O. The IPA pronunciation is [ˈseɾo].
What does "cero" mean?
As a noun, "cero" means: Nombre del número 0.
What words are commonly confused with "cero"?
"cero" is commonly confused with "co", "cho", "cor". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.
How do you pronounce "cero"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "cero" is [ˈseɾo]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "cero" come from?
"cero" is a Spanish word. PlainSpell covers definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data across English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German.
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Nearby Spanish words

Other entries that begin with the letter C in our Spanish index:

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Data Source: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org), licensed under CC BY-SA & GFDL. Frequency data from Wordfreq. Misspellings derived from Hunspell dictionaries.