seri

[ˈseɾi]

/[ˈseɾi]/ adj

The verdict

“seri” is uncommon Spanish (frequency #55,226 among 4,169 “S” headwords), classed as an adjective. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

#55,226
frequency rank, Spanish
4,169
“S” headwords

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Propio de, relativo o perteneciente a una etnia nativa de la Isla Tiburón y Hermosillo, en el estado de Sonora, en México.

Corpus desk

Index ES-seri · seri · Spanish

seri · rank #55,226 · 0 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-RARE #55,226
  • LEN-MID 4 letters
  • VOW-2 2 vowels
  • CONFUS-0 No pairs
  • VAR-0 0 variants
  • BOOK-MID 4,169
  • PHOTO-FINISH sepsis

Nearest frequency peer: sepsis (-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 “seri”

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 “seri” se sitúa frente a rangos españoles igualmente raros.

Source FrequencyWords open word-frequency list As of September 3, 2026
Key facts for seri
PropertyValue
Headwordseri
LanguageSpanish
Part of speechAdjective
IPA[ˈseɾi]
Letters4
Frequency rank#55,226
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Cola larga: rango de “seri” en español

De izquierda a derecha: las pocas palabras que cargan el habla diaria, luego la cola larga casi invisible.sericae en esta cola de rareza:

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

Los ticks avanzan en logaritmo; cada uno es del orden de diez veces más raro. Vecinos raros de la misma franja: “sepsis” (#55,225), “separándose” (#55,224), “shooting” (#55,229). Entre 4,169 lemas con “S”, “seri” va en #55,226. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Rare enough to double-check

seri is uncommon Spanish at frequency #55,226 among 4,169 “S” headwords, classed as anadjective, transcribed [ˈseɾi]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "Propio de, relativo o perteneciente a una etnia nativa de la Isla Tiburón y Hermosillo, en el estado de Sonora, en México.".

Our edit-distance generator produced no likely misspellings for seri, suggesting the orthography follows predictable Spanish patterns. This entry stands alone in our confusable dataset, since its spelling is unusual enough that it doesn't cluster with a lookalike.

No explicit etymology string is stored for this entry, so its spelling is easiest explained by how it's pronounced rather than where it came from. The correct Spanish form is seri, spelled S-E-R-I.

Definition

  1. 1
    Propio de, relativo o perteneciente a una etnia nativa de la Isla Tiburón y Hermosillo, en el estado de Sonora, en México.

Synonyms

purembe

This word in other languages

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 "seri"?
"seri" is spelled S-E-R-I. The IPA pronunciation is [ˈseɾi].
What does "seri" mean?
As an adjective, "seri" means: Propio de, relativo o perteneciente a una etnia nativa de la Isla Tiburón y Hermosillo, en el estado de Sonora, en México.
How do you pronounce "seri"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "seri" is [ˈseɾi]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "seri" come from?
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Similar Spanish words by spelling shape

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

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked Spanish headwords with 4 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list