cerrojo

[seˈroxo]

/[seˈroxo]/ noun

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The verdict

“cerrojo” has 9 generated spelling variants in the Spanish index at frequency #29,534. The variants make it a useful spelling check.

#29,534
frequency rank, Spanish
8,288
“C” headwords
9
tracked misspellings
4
confusable pairs

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Tipo de pasador, normalmente metálico, que sirve para asegurar el cierre de puertas y ventanas.

Corpus desk

Index ES-cerrojo · cerrojo · Spanish

cerrojo · rank #29,534 · 9 variants · 4 confusables

  • FREQ-MID #29,534
  • LEN-LONG 7 letters
  • VOW-3 3 vowels
  • CONFUS-MID 4 pairs
  • VAR-MID 9 variants
  • BOOK-DENSE 8,288
  • PHOTO-FINISH Cerdeña

Nearest frequency peer: Cerdeña (-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 “cerrojo”

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

corpus weight

What this shows “cerrojo” 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).

cerrojo vs cerros
71% similar
cerrojo vs corrijo
71% similar
cerrojo vs cerro
71% similar

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

Key facts for cerrojo
PropertyValue
Headwordcerrojo
LanguageSpanish
Part of speechNoun
IPA[seˈroxo]
Letters7
Frequency rank#29,534
Misspellings tracked9
Confusable pairs4
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Frecuencia del imán ortográfico “cerrojo”

De izquierda a derecha: las pocas palabras que cargan el habla diaria, luego la cola larga casi invisible.cerrojocae 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 “Cerdeña” (#29,533), “Chava” (#29,535), “celeridad” (#29,532). Entre 8,288 lemas con “C”, “cerrojo” va en #29,534. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

A misspelling magnet

The generator records 9 spelling variants around cerrojo (IPA [seˈroxo]), anoun. Corpus frequency is #29,534 among 8,288 “C” headwords. Wiktionary lists 4 senses, so context still picks the gloss.

Our generated misspelling index lists 9 likely wrong-spelling variants for cerrojo, with forms such as "ccerrojo", "cerojo", and "cerorjo". 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 4 confusable-pair relationships, "cerros", "corrijo", "cerro", and more, since the words sound or look close enough that writers reach for the wrong one mid-sentence.

This headword's origin isn't recorded in our source data, leaving phoneme-to-grapheme mapping as the best guide to its spelling rather than a borrowing history. The correct Spanish form is cerrojo, spelled C-E-R-R-O-J-O.

Definition

  1. 1
    Tipo de pasador, normalmente metálico, que sirve para asegurar el cierre de puertas y ventanas.
  2. 2
    En fusiles y otras armas, mecanismo en el que se introduce la bala, se cierra y una vez disparada el arma, se vuelve a abrir para extraer el casquillo.
  3. 3
    Encuentro de dos galerías en forma de «T».
  4. 4
    En fútbol y otros deportes, sistema de juego que pone mucho énfasis en la defensa.

Synonyms

cafelaherrojopestillo

This word in other languages

bolt(English)verrou(Français)Riegel(Deutsch)ferrolho(Português)

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as:

  • ccerrojo
  • cerojo
  • cerorjo
  • cerrjoo
  • cerrojjo
  • cerrooj
  • crerojo
  • ecrrojo
  • serrojo

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

How far each generated variant is from the correct spelling of cerrojo - counted as single-character edits (an insertion, a deletion, or a substituted letter). The larger the bar, the easier the typo is to spot; one-edit slips are the ones that sneak past readers.

ccerrojo1cerojo1cerorjo2cerrjoo2cerrojjo1cerrooj2crerojo2ecrrojo2
Edit distance from "cerrojo"

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 "cerrojo"?
"cerrojo" is spelled C-E-R-R-O-J-O. The IPA pronunciation is [seˈroxo].
What does "cerrojo" mean?
As a noun, "cerrojo" means: Tipo de pasador, normalmente metálico, que sirve para asegurar el cierre de puertas y ventanas.
What words are commonly confused with "cerrojo"?
"cerrojo" is commonly confused with "cerros", "corrijo", "cerro". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.
How do you pronounce "cerrojo"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "cerrojo" is [seˈroxo]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "cerrojo" come from?
"cerrojo" is a Spanish word. PlainSpell's reference spans five languages -- English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German -- with definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data for each.
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Similar Spanish words by spelling shape

Same letter count and similar misspelling depth for "cerrojo", not the corpus desk frequency band.

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked Spanish headwords with 7 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

Cerdeña#29,533castaña#29,530canguro#29,527burrito#29,521

Similar misspelling depth

Headwords with a similar count of attested misspellings (9 here; floor ≥5).

Barroso9 variantsCortez9 variantscripta9 variantscruzas9 variants

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list