Which to use
“cerramos” and “cerremos” are a confusable Spanish pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #17,630
- “cerramos” frequency rank
- #43,452
- “cerremos” frequency rank
- 61082
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | cerramos | cerremos |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Primera persona del plural (nosotros, nosotras) del presente de indicativo de cerrar o de cerrarse. | Primera persona del plural (nosotros, nosotras) del presente de subjuntivo de cerrar o de cerrarse. |
Where the eye mixes cerramos and cerremos
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 7 letters in sequence. cerramos and cerremos follow the identical consonant-vowel pattern (CVCCVCVC). Same shape at a glance is often the real trap, independent of shared letters.
Visual trap between cerramos and cerremos
A purely visual mix-up. cerramos ([seˈramos]) and cerremos ([seˈremos]) are said differently, so reading them aloud is the quickest way to catch the wrong one. On the page they stay close: they differ by a single letter - a in “cerramos” becomes e in “cerremos”. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 61082, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
cerramos is recorded at frequency rank #17,630, classified as averb, pronounced [seˈramos]. cerremos is at rank #43,452, tagged as averb, pronounced [seˈremos].
Glosses for this pair are partially populated in our dataset, but the full side-by-side definitions above should still guide you to the right choice.
With a confusion score of 61082, this pair ranks #56,701 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs - among the most confusable pairs.
Orthographic DNA of cerramos vs cerremos
Shared letters: cemors. Private to "cerramos": a. Private to "cerremos": -.
"cerramos" · 8 letters · shape CVCCVCVC · "cerremos" · 8 letters · shape CVCCVCVC
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "cerramos" and "cerremos" mean the same thing in a sentence?
Frequency check: "cerramos" vs "cerremos" - which ranks higher?
After this comparison
Eye-level mix-up between "cerramos" and "cerremos" is sorted above. Next: full entries or other pairs that share a letter shape.
- Full dictionary entry for "cerramos" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "cerremos" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #56,701 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "cerramos" and "cerremos" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "cerremos vs corrimos". Nearby pair
- Recorded mistypes exist for at least one side of this pair, useful when a spell-checker or OCR lands on the wrong form. See mistypes
Confusion rank #56,701 of 323,831 scored Spanish pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.