cerradura

[seraˈð̞uɾa]

/[seraˈð̞uɾa]/ noun

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The verdict

“cerradura” has 12 generated spelling variants in the Spanish index at frequency #17,899. The variants make it a useful spelling check.

#17,899
frequency rank, Spanish
8,288
“C” headwords
12
tracked misspellings
4
confusable pairs

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Mecanismo usualmente de metal que se incorpora a puertas, cajones de armarios, cofres, arcones, etc., para impedir que se puedan abrir sin la llave y así proteger su contenido. Este mecanismo se pu...

Corpus desk

Index ES-cerradura · cerradura · Spanish

cerradura · rank #17,899 · 12 variants · 4 confusables

  • FREQ-MID #17,899
  • LEN-LONG 9 letters
  • VOW-4 4 vowels
  • CONFUS-MID 4 pairs
  • VAR-MID 12 variants
  • BOOK-DENSE 8,288
  • PHOTO-FINISH censurar

Nearest frequency peer: censurar (-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 “cerradura”

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

corpus weight

What this shows “cerradura” 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).

cerradura vs cerrará
67% similar
cerradura vs cerraduras
90% similar
cerradura vs cerrada
78% similar

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

Key facts for cerradura
PropertyValue
Headwordcerradura
LanguageSpanish
Part of speechNoun
IPA[seraˈð̞uɾa]
Letters9
Frequency rank#17,899
Misspellings tracked12
Confusable pairs4
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Frecuencia del imán ortográfico “cerradura”

Esta escala corre desde el núcleo del español cotidiano (izquierda) hasta el rastro de formas rara vez usadas (derecha).cerraduracae 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 “censurar” (#17,898), “chips” (#17,900), “castle” (#17,897). Entre 8,288 lemas con “C”, “cerradura” va en #17,899. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

A misspelling magnet

The generator records 12 spelling variants around cerradura (IPA [seraˈð̞uɾa]), anoun. Corpus frequency is #17,899 among 8,288 “C” headwords. Wiktionary lists 6 senses, so context still picks the gloss.

Our generated misspelling index lists 12 likely wrong-spelling variants for cerradura, with forms such as "ccerradura", "ceradura", and "cerardura". Each variant is a distinct typo pattern an edit-distance generator flags, typically a doubled-consonant error, a silent-letter drop, or a vowel substitution. It also participates in 4 confusable-pair relationships, "cerrará", "cerraduras", "cerrada", and more, where similar look or sound leads writers to substitute one word for another in context.

This headword's origin isn't recorded in our source data, so its spelling is easiest to reason about phoneme by phoneme, absent a documented history. The correct Spanish form is cerradura, spelled C-E-R-R-A-D-U-R-A.

Definition

  1. 1
    Mecanismo usualmente de metal que se incorpora a puertas, cajones de armarios, cofres, arcones, etc., para impedir que se puedan abrir sin la llave y así proteger su contenido. Este mecanismo se puede accionar mediante una llave normalmente de acero. En la actualidad, aparte de las cerraduras mecánicas, existen otras como las electro-mecánicas o las electrónicas, en las que la llave puede ser una tarjeta de plástico o PVC.
  2. 2
    Acción o efecto de cerrar o cerrarse.
  3. 3
    Acción o efecto de encerrar.
  4. 4
    Pequeño terreno en el que se siembran verduras, hortalizas y legumbres, que está rodeado por una valla.
  5. 5
    Valla, muro o cierre que rodea un sitio, casa, huerto, etc.
  6. 6
    Mínimo conjunto que es "cerrado" bajo una cierta propiedad o que contiene justo la mínima cantidad de elementos que hace determinada propiedad sea cierta para el conjunto, etc.

Synonyms

cerrajacierreclausuraencierroprisióncercadohuertocercaclausura

This word in other languages

lock(English)serrure(Français)Schloss(Deutsch)

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as:

  • ccerradura
  • ceradura
  • cerardura
  • cerraddura
  • cerradrua
  • cerraduar
  • cerradurra
  • cerraudra
  • cerrdaura
  • creradura
  • ecrradura
  • serradura

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

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

ccerradura1ceradura1cerardura2cerraddura1cerradrua2cerraduar2cerradurra1cerraudra2
Edit distance from "cerradura"

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 "cerradura"?
"cerradura" is spelled C-E-R-R-A-D-U-R-A. The IPA pronunciation is [seraˈð̞uɾa].
What does "cerradura" mean?
As a noun, "cerradura" means: Mecanismo usualmente de metal que se incorpora a puertas, cajones de armarios, cofres, arcones, etc., para impedir que se puedan abrir sin la llave y así proteger su contenido. Este mecanismo se pu...
What words are commonly confused with "cerradura"?
"cerradura" is commonly confused with "cerrará", "cerraduras", "cerrada". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.
How do you pronounce "cerradura"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "cerradura" is [seraˈð̞uɾa]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "cerradura" come from?
"cerradura" 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 "cerradura", not the corpus desk frequency band.

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked Spanish headwords with 9 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

carnicero#17,896Cifuentes#17,904aumentada#17,881atrevería#17,880

Similar misspelling depth

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

censurar12 variantscaricias12 variantscargadas12 variantscirugías12 variants

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list