cero

[ˈseɾo]

/[ˈseɾo]/ noun

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The verdict

“cero” sits in 20 confusable pairs (corpus #2,152) as a noun. The look-alike neighbours are the real trap.

#2,152
frequency rank, Spanish
8,288
“C” headwords
4
tracked misspellings
20
confusable pairs

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Nombre del número 0.

Corpus desk

Index ES-cero · cero · Spanish

cero · rank #2,152 · 4 variants · 20 confusables

  • FREQ-COMMON #2,152
  • LEN-MID 4 letters
  • VOW-2 2 vowels
  • CONFUS-HIGH 20 pairs
  • VAR-LOW 4 variants
  • BOOK-DENSE 8,288
  • PHOTO-FINISH Castro

Nearest frequency peer: Castro (-1 rank slots)

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.

Vecinos de frecuencia del confusable “cero”

Pares de peso similar en el corpus, aparte de los confusables abajo

corpus weight

What this shows Las barras sitúan “cero” frente a los lemas españoles más cercanos por rango, no un reprint del escritorio de confusables.

Source FrequencyWords open word-frequency list As of September 3, 2026

Visual similarity to commonly confused words

How many letter changes separate each confused pair (Levenshtein distance, normalized).

cero vs co
50% similar
cero vs cho
50% similar
cero vs cor
50% similar

Source: PlainSpell confusable corpus (Wiktionary, CC BY-SA).

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

Rango de corpus junto a confusables de “cero”

La frecuencia va del puñado de palabras que usamos sin parar (izquierda) a la cola larga que apenas aparece (derecha).cerocae aquí:

#1#100#1K#10K#100K
← used constantlyrarely used →

El eje es logarítmico: cada tick marca unas diez veces menos frecuencia. En la misma franja de rareza aparecen “Castro” (#2,151), “cliente” (#2,153), “buscan” (#2,150). Entre 8,288 lemas con “C”, “cero” va en #2,152. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Easy to mix with look-alikes

The spelling risk for cero is neighbouring look-alikes ("co", "cho", …), not just typos; it is anoun pronounced [ˈseɾo]. Frequency #2,152 among 8,288 “C” headwords. 4 recorded senses keep meaning in play.

Our generated misspelling index lists 4 likely wrong-spelling variants for cero, with forms such as "ccero", "ceor", and "ecro". Each of these forms differs from the correct spelling by one small edit: a doubled letter, a dropped silent letter, or a substituted vowel. 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.

This entry carries no recorded etymology, leaving phoneme-to-grapheme mapping as the best guide to its spelling rather than a borrowing history. The correct Spanish form is cero, spelled C-E-R-O.

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.

Recorded use

Wiktionary example

These source excerpts show how cero appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.

  1. Los mayas poseían el cero en su escritura de los números.

This word in other languages

zero(English)zéro(Français)null(Deutsch)zero(Português)

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as:

  • ccero
  • ceor
  • ecro
  • sero

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

How far each generated variant is from the correct spelling of cero - measured in single-character edits (insert, delete, or substitute a letter). Larger bars are easier to catch; one-edit slips are the sneakiest.

ccero1ceor2ecro2sero1
Edit distance from "cero"

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.

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. You can look up definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data for this and other words across English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German on PlainSpell.
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Similar Spanish words by spelling shape

Same letter count and similar misspelling depth for "cero", not the corpus desk frequency band.

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked Spanish headwords with 4 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

dale#2,159Iban#2,168tasa#2,136suma#2,135

Source: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org) Structured Wiktionary extract

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list