cerril
[seˈril]
The verdict
“cerril” is uncommon Spanish (outside the top frequency list), classed as an adjective. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
- Unranked
- below top-frequency Spanish
- 6
- letters
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Dicho de un animal, que no está domado.
Corpus desk
Index ES-cerril · cerril · Spanish
cerril · unranked · 0 variants · 0 confusables
- FREQ-UNRANKED Unranked
- LEN-LONG 6 letters
- VOW-2 2 vowels
- CONFUS-0 No pairs
- VAR-0 0 variants
- BOOK-THIN "C" thin
- PHOTO-UNK Peer pending
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.
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | cerril |
| Language | Spanish |
| Part of speech | Adjective |
| IPA | [seˈril] |
| Letters | 6 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Cola larga: rango de “cerril” en español
Rare enough to double-check
cerril is uncommon Spanish outside the top frequency list, classed as anadjective, transcribed [seˈril]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. 4 senses are on record.
Zero misspellings are on record for cerril in our index, a sign its spelling follows regular Spanish conventions. It is not paired with a close-neighbour confusable in our dataset, since its spelling is unusual enough that it doesn't cluster with a lookalike.
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 cerril, spelled C-E-R-R-I-L.
Definition
- 1Dicho de un animal, que no está domado.
- 2Por extensión, dicho de una persona, falta de refinamiento y elegancia.
- 3Que no cambia su opinión o proceder, pese a las razones en sentido contrario.
- 4Dicho de un terreno, irregular y difícil de transitar.
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.