cerrarse

/[seˈraɾse]/ verb

Letters

8 characters

Frequency Rank

#26,756

in Spanish word usage

Misspellings

12

tracked variants

Confusables

8

similar word pairs

cerrarse is aSpanishverb. It means: Cerrar (uso pronominal de ...) Pronounced [seˈraɾse]. Often confused with curarse and cortarse.

Key facts for cerrarse
PropertyValue
Headwordcerrarse
LanguageSpanish
Part of speechVerb
IPA[seˈraɾse]
Letters8
Frequency rank#26,756
Misspellings tracked12
Confusable pairs8
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Frequency rank visualization

Position of cerrarse in Spanish word frequency (lower rank = more common)

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list

Spelling & Dictionary Insight

The Spanish entry for cerrarse is 8 letters long, classified as averb, and transcribed in the International Phonetic Alphabet as [seˈraɾse]. Corpus data places it at rank #26,756 in overall Spanish word frequency, marking it as uncommon enough that many writers pause before typing it.The dominant gloss from Wiktionary reads: "Cerrar (uso pronominal de ...)".

Our generated misspelling index lists 12 likely wrong-spelling variants for cerrarse, with forms such as "ccerrarse", "cerarrse", and "cerarse". 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 8 confusable-pair relationships, "curarse", "cortarse", "cerrar", and more, where similar look or sound leads writers to substitute one word for another in context.

No explicit etymology string is stored for this entry, so spelling patterns must be inferred from the word's phoneme-to-grapheme mapping rather than from a documented borrowing chain. For readers arriving here from a spelling check, the authoritative guidance is: the correct Spanish form is cerrarse, spelled C-E-R-R-A-R-S-E, and any other sequence of those letters, regardless of how natural it feels, is a misspelling in standard orthography.

Definition

  1. 1
    Cerrar (uso pronominal de ...)

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as: ccerrarse,cerarrse,cerarse,cerrarce,cerrares,cerrarrse,cerrarsse,cerrasre,cerrrase,crerarse,ecrrarse,serrarse

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

Relative frequency of common misspelling types for cerrarse

Misspelling Variants of "cerrarse"

ccerrarse9cerarrse8cerarse7cerrarce8cerrares8cerrarrse9cerrarsse9cerrasre8
Misspelling Variants of "cerrarse"

Frequency rank: #26,756 in Spanish

Frequently Asked Questions

How do you spell "cerrarse"?
"cerrarse" is spelled C-E-R-R-A-R-S-E. The IPA pronunciation is [seˈraɾse].
What does "cerrarse" mean?
As a verb, "cerrarse" means: Cerrar (uso pronominal de ...)
What words are commonly confused with "cerrarse"?
"cerrarse" is commonly confused with "curarse", "cortarse", "cerrar". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.
How do you pronounce "cerrarse"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "cerrarse" is [seˈraɾse]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "cerrarse" come from?
"cerrarse" is a Spanish word. PlainSpell covers definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data across English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German.
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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.