cestos

[ˈsest̪os]

/[ˈsest̪os]/ noun

The verdict

“cestos” is uncommon Spanish (frequency #62,901 among 8,288 “C” headwords), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

#62,901
frequency rank, Spanish
8,288
“C” headwords

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Forma del plural de cesto.

Corpus desk

Index ES-cestos · cestos · Spanish

cestos · rank #62,901 · 0 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-RARE #62,901
  • LEN-LONG 6 letters
  • VOW-2 2 vowels
  • CONFUS-0 No pairs
  • VAR-0 0 variants
  • BOOK-DENSE 8,288
  • PHOTO-FINISH cerraste

Nearest frequency peer: cerraste (-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.

Rangos de cola larga cerca de “cestos”

Banda escasa: las barras invierten el rango para que lo raro se lea más corto

corpus weight

What this shows Vista de cola larga: dónde “cestos” se sitúa frente a rangos españoles igualmente raros.

Source FrequencyWords open word-frequency list As of September 3, 2026
Key facts for cestos
PropertyValue
Headwordcestos
LanguageSpanish
Part of speechNoun
IPA[ˈsest̪os]
Letters6
Frequency rank#62,901
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Cola larga: rango de “cestos” en español

La frecuencia va del puñado de palabras que usamos sin parar (izquierda) a la cola larga que apenas aparece (derecha).cestoscae en esta cola de rareza:

#1#100#1K#10K#100K
← used constantlyrarely used →

La escala es logarítmica (cada marca ≈ 10× más rara). Vecinos raros de la misma franja: “cerraste” (#62,900), “ceñirse” (#62,902), “cené” (#62,899). Entre 8,288 lemas con “C”, “cestos” va en #62,901. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Rare enough to double-check

cestos is uncommon Spanish at frequency #62,901 among 8,288 “C” headwords, classed as anoun, transcribed [ˈsest̪os]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "Forma del plural de cesto.".

We couldn't generate a plausible misspelling set for cestos, since its letter sequence doesn't invite the usual edit-distance slips. We don't track a confusable pairing for this entry, which typically means the spelling is too distinctive to be mistaken for another word.

No documented word history exists for this headword, so its spelling is easiest to reason about phoneme by phoneme, absent a documented history. The correct Spanish form is cestos, spelled C-E-S-T-O-S.

Definition

  1. 1
    Forma del plural de cesto.

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 "cestos"?
"cestos" is spelled C-E-S-T-O-S. The IPA pronunciation is [ˈsest̪os].
What does "cestos" mean?
As a noun, "cestos" means: Forma del plural de cesto.
How do you pronounce "cestos"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "cestos" is [ˈsest̪os]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "cestos" come from?
"cestos" 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 "cestos", not the corpus desk frequency band.

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked Spanish headwords with 6 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list