cerraja
[seˈraxa]
The verdict
“cerraja” is outside the top-ranked Spanish vocabulary, used as a noun - the kind of word writers most often double-check.
- Unranked
- below top-frequency Spanish
- 7
- letters
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - Mecanismo usado para mantener las puertas trabadas una vez que se cierran.
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | cerraja |
| Language | Spanish |
| Part of speech | Noun |
| IPA | [seˈraxa] |
| Letters | 7 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Where “cerraja” sits in Spanish frequency
Spelling & Dictionary Insight
The Spanish entry for cerraja is 7 letters long, classified as a noun, and transcribed in the International Phonetic Alphabet as [seˈraxa]. It sits outside the most-frequent rank tiers, which is often why uncommon words generate more spelling variants per reader. The dominant gloss from Wiktionary reads: "Mecanismo usado para mantener las puertas trabadas una vez que se cierran.".
We couldn't generate a plausible misspelling set for cerraja, since its letter pattern doesn't lend itself to common typo substitutions. No close-neighbour confusable shows up for this headword in our dataset, which tends to mean the word is visually distinctive enough to stand on its own.
This entry's etymology isn't recorded, so its spelling is easiest explained by how it's pronounced rather than where it came from. The correct Spanish form is cerraja, spelled C-E-R-R-A-J-A.
Definition
- 1Mecanismo usado para mantener las puertas trabadas una vez que se cierran.
Definitions, pronunciation, and etymology for this entry are drawn from Wiktionary via the kaikki.org structured extract (CC BY-SA). See the methodology for how each field is sourced and updated.
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Using “cerraja”
The practical upshot for anyone who landed here from a spell-check.
- The one correct Spanish spelling is C-E-R-R-A-J-A - every other letter order is a misspelling in standard orthography.
- Say it as [seˈraxa] (IPA); tap the speaker on the pronunciation badge to hear it where audio exists.
- Browse more Spanish words and confusable pairs in the same reference. Spanish words
Data Source
Wiktionary (via kaikki.org), licensed under CC BY-SA & GFDL. Word ordering uses an open word-frequency list; misspelling variants are generated by edit-distance from the correct headword.