cerraban

[seˈraβ̞ãn]

/[seˈraβ̞ãn]/ verb

The verdict

“cerraban” has 12 generated spelling variants in the Spanish index at frequency #34,934. The variants make it a useful spelling check.

#34,934
frequency rank, Spanish
8,288
“C” headwords
12
tracked misspellings
10
confusable pairs

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Tercera persona del plural (ellos, ellas; ustedes, 2.ª persona) del pretérito imperfecto de indicativo de cerrar o de cerrarse.

Corpus desk

Index ES-cerraban · cerraban · Spanish

cerraban · rank #34,934 · 12 variants · 10 confusables

  • FREQ-MID #34,934
  • LEN-LONG 8 letters
  • VOW-3 3 vowels
  • CONFUS-MID 10 pairs
  • VAR-MID 12 variants
  • BOOK-DENSE 8,288
  • PHOTO-FINISH cerquita

Nearest frequency peer: cerquita (-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.

Pares de rango junto al imán ortográfico “cerraban”

Misma franja de rareza: útil si un typo cae en un lema vecino

corpus weight

What this shows “cerraban” está entre estos pares FrequencyWords; la profundidad de typo se mide aparte en el gráfico de distancia de edición.

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).

cerraban vs cerrada
75% similar
cerraban vs cerrará
63% similar
cerraban vs creaban
75% similar

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

Key facts for cerraban
PropertyValue
Headwordcerraban
LanguageSpanish
Part of speechVerb
IPA[seˈraβ̞ãn]
Letters8
Frequency rank#34,934
Misspellings tracked12
Confusable pairs10
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Frecuencia del imán ortográfico “cerraban”

Esta escala corre desde el núcleo del español cotidiano (izquierda) hasta el rastro de formas rara vez usadas (derecha).cerrabancae aquí:

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

Los ticks avanzan en logaritmo; cada uno es del orden de diez veces más raro. En la misma franja de rareza aparecen “cerquita” (#34,933), “cedida” (#34,932), “chacarita” (#34,936). Entre 8,288 lemas con “C”, “cerraban” va en #34,934. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

A misspelling magnet

The generator records 12 spelling variants around cerraban (IPA [seˈraβ̞ãn]), averb. Corpus frequency is #34,934 among 8,288 “C” headwords. Dominant gloss: "Tercera persona del plural (ellos, ellas; ustedes, 2.ª persona) del pretérito imperfecto de indicativo de cerrar o de cerrarse.".

Our generated misspelling index lists 12 likely wrong-spelling variants for cerraban, with forms such as "ccerraban", "ceraban", and "cerarban". Every one of these variants traces to a single-character edit -- an added or dropped letter, a swapped consonant, or a vowel swap -- the kind of slip a spell-checker is built to catch. It also participates in 10 confusable-pair relationships, "cerrada", "cerrará", "creaban", and more, where similar look or sound leads writers to substitute one word for another in context.

Wiktionary doesn't record an etymology for this headword, so its spelling is easiest to reason about phoneme by phoneme, absent a documented history. The correct Spanish form is cerraban, spelled C-E-R-R-A-B-A-N.

Definition

  1. 1
    Tercera persona del plural (ellos, ellas; ustedes, 2.ª persona) del pretérito imperfecto de indicativo de cerrar o de cerrarse.

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as:

  • ccerraban
  • ceraban
  • cerarban
  • cerraabn
  • cerrabann
  • cerrabban
  • cerrabna
  • cerravan
  • cerrbaan
  • creraban
  • ecrraban
  • serraban

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

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

ccerraban1ceraban1cerarban2cerraabn2cerrabann1cerrabban1cerrabna2cerravan1
Edit distance from "cerraban"

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 "cerraban"?
"cerraban" is spelled C-E-R-R-A-B-A-N. The IPA pronunciation is [seˈraβ̞ãn].
What does "cerraban" mean?
As a verb, "cerraban" means: Tercera persona del plural (ellos, ellas; ustedes, 2.ª persona) del pretérito imperfecto de indicativo de cerrar o de cerrarse.
What words are commonly confused with "cerraban"?
"cerraban" is commonly confused with "cerrada", "cerrará", "creaban". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.
How do you pronounce "cerraban"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "cerraban" is [seˈraβ̞ãn]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "cerraban" come from?
"cerraban" 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 "cerraban", not the corpus desk frequency band.

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked Spanish headwords with 8 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

Similar misspelling depth

Headwords with a similar count of attested misspellings (12 here; floor ≥5).

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list