Céret

\se.ʁɛ\

/\se.ʁɛ\/ name

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The verdict

“Céret” is uncommon French (frequency #55,868 among 8,609 “C” headwords), classed as a proper noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

#55,868
frequency rank, French
8,609
“C” headwords

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Commune française, située dans le département des Pyrénées-Orientales.

Corpus desk

Index FR-ceret · Céret · French

Céret · rank #55,868 · 0 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-RARE #55,868
  • LEN-MID 5 letters
  • VOW-2 2 vowels
  • CONFUS-0 No pairs
  • VAR-0 0 variants
  • BOOK-DENSE 8,609
  • PHOTO-FINISH crépin

Nearest frequency peer: crépin (-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.

Rangs de longue queue près de « Céret »

Bande clairsemée: les barres inversent le rang pour que le rare se lise plus court

corpus weight

What this shows Vue de longue queue: où « Céret » se situe face à des rangs français aussi rares.

Source FrequencyWords open word-frequency list As of September 3, 2026
Key facts for Céret
PropertyValue
HeadwordCéret
LanguageFrench
Part of speechProper noun
IPA\se.ʁɛ\
Letters5
Frequency rank#55,868
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Longue queue: rang de « Céret » en français

Cette échelle va du noyau du français courant (gauche) jusqu'à la traîne des formes rares (droite).Cérettombe dans cette queue de rareté:

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

L'axe est logarithmique: chaque tic marque environ dix fois moins de fréquence. Voisins rares de la même bande: « crépin » (#55,867), « Delahousse » (#55,869), « créeront » (#55,866). Parmi 8,609 lemmes en « C », « Céret » est au #55,868. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Rare enough to double-check

Céret is uncommon French at frequency #55,868 among 8,609 “C” headwords, classed as aproper noun, transcribed \se.ʁɛ\. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "Commune française, située dans le département des Pyrénées-Orientales.".

We couldn't generate a plausible misspelling set for Céret, since its letter sequence doesn't invite the usual edit-distance slips. Our dataset records no confusable match here, since no other headword is close enough in sound or shape to pair with it.

This entry's etymology isn't recorded, so its spelling pattern is best understood through pronunciation rather than a traceable origin. The correct French form is Céret, spelled C-É-R-E-T.

Definition

  1. 1
    Commune française, située dans le département des Pyrénées-Orientales.

Recorded use

Wiktionary example

These source excerpts show how Céret appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.

  1. Dimanche, le mercure a atteint des pics, pour un début de mois de février, en France. Et plus précisément dans les les Pyrénées-Orientales, où le seuil de chaleur (25 °C) a été dépassé à Ille-sur-Têt, où le mercure a grimpé à 25,7 °C, à Vinça, où le thermomètre a atteint 26,9 °C, et à Céret, où il a fait jusqu’à 27,5 °C.

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 French corpus, MIT). See the methodology for how each field is sourced and updated.

Frequently Asked Questions

How do you spell "Céret"?
"Céret" is spelled C-É-R-E-T. The IPA pronunciation is \se.ʁɛ\.
What does "Céret" mean?
As a proper noun, "Céret" means: Commune française, située dans le département des Pyrénées-Orientales.
How do you pronounce "Céret"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "Céret" is \se.ʁɛ\. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "Céret" come from?
"Céret" is a French 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 French words by spelling shape

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

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked French headwords with 5 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list