cero
Spanish, noun/ˈθeɾo/
cero is spelled C-E-R-O (4 letters) and appears 40 times per million words in written Spanish, the 2,161st most frequent Spanish word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). Cero is a Spanish masculine noun meaning “zero” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The Spanish Wiktionary (Wikcionario) defines it as “Nombre del número 0”.
What does cero mean in English?
number
- 1
zero
noun
- 1
masculinezero
Source: English Wiktionary, Spanish section, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0).
How Spanish dictionaries define it
noun: 1. Nombre del número 0. 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. Cantidad nula, sin elementos. 4. Punto de partida en una escala de medición.
number: 1. Inexistente, nulo.
preposition: 1. Manera enfática de negar algo rotundamente y de plano.
The definition in the Spanish Wiktionary (Wikcionario), in Spanish.
Source: Spanish Wiktionary (Wikcionario), dump of September 1, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org.
Forms of cero
- ceros plural
Source: English Wiktionary and Spanish Wiktionary (Wikcionario) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026).
How do you pronounce cero?
- /ˈθeɾo/
- [ˈθe.ɾo]
- /ˈseɾo/
Sources: English Wiktionary, Spanish Wiktionary (Wikcionario) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026); recordings from Wikimedia Commons.
English words that translate to cero
Source: the translation tables of the English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026.
How common is cero in Spanish?
cero appears 40 times per million words in written Spanish.
Source: written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).