cierre

[ˈsjere]

/[ˈsjere]/ noun

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The verdict

“cierre” has 7 generated spelling variants in the Spanish index at frequency #2,331. The variants make it a useful spelling check.

#2,331
frequency rank, Spanish
8,288
“C” headwords
7
tracked misspellings
18
confusable pairs

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Acción o efecto de cerrar o de cerrarse.

Corpus desk

Index ES-cierre · cierre · Spanish

cierre · rank #2,331 · 7 variants · 18 confusables

  • FREQ-COMMON #2,331
  • LEN-LONG 6 letters
  • VOW-3 3 vowels
  • CONFUS-HIGH 18 pairs
  • VAR-MID 7 variants
  • BOOK-DENSE 8,288
  • PHOTO-FINISH caballo

Nearest frequency peer: caballo (-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 “cierre”

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

corpus weight

What this shows “cierre” 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).

cierre vs corre
67% similar
cierre vs cierto
67% similar
cierre vs cierta
67% similar

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

Key facts for cierre
PropertyValue
Headwordcierre
LanguageSpanish
Part of speechNoun
IPA[ˈsjere]
Letters6
Frequency rank#2,331
Misspellings tracked7
Confusable pairs18
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Frecuencia del imán ortográfico “cierre”

De izquierda a derecha: las pocas palabras que cargan el habla diaria, luego la cola larga casi invisible.cierrecae 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 “caballo” (#2,330), “circunstancias” (#2,332), “apertura” (#2,329). Entre 8,288 lemas con “C”, “cierre” va en #2,331. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

A misspelling magnet

The generator records 7 spelling variants around cierre (IPA [ˈsjere]), anoun. Corpus frequency is #2,331 among 8,288 “C” headwords. Wiktionary lists 11 senses, so context still picks the gloss.

Our generated misspelling index lists 7 likely wrong-spelling variants for cierre, with forms such as "ccierre", "ceirre", and "ciere". 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 18 confusable-pair relationships, "corre", "cierto", "cierta", and more, a pairing that trips writers up because the two words share enough sound or shape to blur together.

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 cierre, spelled C-I-E-R-R-E.

Definition

  1. 1
    Acción o efecto de cerrar o de cerrarse.
  2. 2
    Clausura temporal de tiendas y otros establecimientos mercantiles, por lo regular concertada entre los dueños.
  3. 3
    Mecanismo que se usa para cerrar o cubrir algo.
  4. 4
    Mecanismo que se usa para obturar la culata de armas, que permite introducir un cartucho en la recámara.
  5. 5
    Cierre metálico.
  6. 6
    Cierre relámpago.
  7. 7
    Mecanismo usado para sujetar piezas.
  8. 8
    Trabajo u obra que concluye otra. Se usa especialmente en referencia a obras teatrales.
  9. 9
    Culminación de la programación diaria de un programa televisivo o de radio.
  10. 10
    Culminación de la fecha de admisión de originales para la edición que está en prensa.
  11. 11
    Invernadero.

Synonyms

cierrocerramientoclausuraremateculminacióncremallerazípercierre relámpago

Antonyms

aberturaapertura

This word in other languages

zipper(English)fermeture(Français)Reißverschluss(Deutsch)

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as:

  • ccierre
  • ceirre
  • ciere
  • cierer
  • cirere
  • icerre
  • sierre

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

How far each generated variant is from the correct spelling of cierre - measured in single-character edits (insert, delete, or substitute a letter). Larger bars are easier to catch; one-edit slips are the sneakiest.

ccierre1ceirre2ciere1cierer2cirere2icerre2sierre1
Edit distance from "cierre"

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 "cierre"?
"cierre" is spelled C-I-E-R-R-E. The IPA pronunciation is [ˈsjere].
What does "cierre" mean?
As a noun, "cierre" means: Acción o efecto de cerrar o de cerrarse.
What words are commonly confused with "cierre"?
"cierre" is commonly confused with "corre", "cierto", "cierta". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.
How do you pronounce "cierre"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "cierre" is [ˈsjere]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "cierre" come from?
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Similar Spanish words by spelling shape

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

Same letter count

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

virgen#2,323enlace#2,341rostro#2,316romper#2,315

Similar misspelling depth

Headwords with a similar count of attested misspellings (7 here; floor ≥5).

firme7 variantshecha7 variantsMinas7 variantsdejen7 variants

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list