censo

/ˈsẽ.su/

//ˈsẽ.su// noun

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The verdict

“censo” has 7 generated spelling variants in the Portuguese index at frequency #5,830. The variants make it a useful spelling check.

#5,830
frequency rank, Portuguese
2,140
“C” headwords
7
tracked misspellings
20
confusable pairs

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - pesquisa que visa a coleta de dados estatísticos de um determinado lugar

Corpus desk

Index PT-censo · censo · Portuguese

censo · rank #5,830 · 7 variants · 20 confusables

  • FREQ-COMMON #5,830
  • LEN-MID 5 letters
  • VOW-2 2 vowels
  • CONFUS-HIGH 20 pairs
  • VAR-MID 7 variants
  • BOOK-MID 2,140
  • PHOTO-FINISH CC

Nearest frequency peer: CC (-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 rank junto ao íman ortográfico “censo”

Mesma faixa de raridade: útil se um typo cair num lema vizinho

corpus weight

What this shows “censo” está entre estes pares FrequencyWords; a profundidade de typo mede-se à parte no gráfico de distância de edição.

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).

censo vs ceo
60% similar
censo vs certo
60% similar
censo vs cinco
60% similar

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

Key facts for censo
PropertyValue
Headwordcenso
LanguagePortuguese
Part of speechNoun
IPA/ˈsẽ.su/
Letters5
Frequency rank#5,830
Misspellings tracked7
Confusable pairs20
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Frequência do íman ortográfico “censo”

A frequência vai do punhado de palavras do dia a dia (esquerda) à cauda longa quase nunca usada (direita).censocai aqui:

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

A escala é logarítmica (cada marca ≈ 10× mais rara). Na mesma faixa de raridade aparecem “CC” (#5,829), “citar” (#5,831), “coco” (#5,833). Entre 2,140 lemas com “C”, “censo” fica em #5,830. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

A misspelling magnet

The generator records 7 spelling variants around censo (IPA /ˈsẽ.su/), anoun. Corpus frequency is #5,830 among 2,140 “C” headwords. Dominant gloss: "pesquisa que visa a coleta de dados estatísticos de um determinado lugar".

Our generated misspelling index lists 7 likely wrong-spelling variants for censo, with forms such as "ccenso", "cennso", and "cenos". Each variant is a distinct typo pattern an edit-distance generator flags, typically a doubled-consonant error, a silent-letter drop, or a vowel substitution. It also participates in 20 confusable-pair relationships, "ceo", "certo", "cinco", and more, a pairing that trips writers up because the two words share enough sound or shape to blur together.

This headword's origin isn't recorded in our source data, so its spelling is easiest explained by how it's pronounced rather than where it came from. The correct Portuguese form is censo, spelled C-E-N-S-O.

Definition

  1. 1
    pesquisa que visa a coleta de dados estatísticos de um determinado lugar

Recorded use

Wiktionary example

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

  1. censo demográfico

This word in other languages

census(English)censo(Español)recensement(Français)Volkszählung(Deutsch)

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as:

  • ccenso
  • cennso
  • cenos
  • censso
  • cesno
  • cneso
  • ecnso

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

How far each generated variant is from the correct spelling of censo - expressed in single-character edits (insert, delete, or swap one letter). Bigger bars stand out at a glance; a one-edit slip is the hardest to catch.

ccenso1cennso1cenos2censso1cesno2cneso2ecnso2
Edit distance from "censo"

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

Frequently Asked Questions

How do you spell "censo"?
"censo" is spelled C-E-N-S-O. The IPA pronunciation is /ˈsẽ.su/.
What does "censo" mean?
As a noun, "censo" means: pesquisa que visa a coleta de dados estatísticos de um determinado lugar
What words are commonly confused with "censo"?
"censo" is commonly confused with "ceo", "certo", "cinco". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.
How do you pronounce "censo"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "censo" is /ˈsẽ.su/. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "censo" come from?
"censo" is a Portuguese word. You can look up definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data for this and other words across English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German on PlainSpell.
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Similar Portuguese words by spelling shape

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

Same letter count

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

citar#5,831bacia#5,824êxito#5,806young#5,804

Similar misspelling depth

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

ilusão7 variantsturnê7 variantsSuécia7 variantsporco7 variants

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list