cera

//ˈse.ɾɐ// noun

Letters

4 characters

Frequency Rank

#10,145

in Portuguese word usage

Misspellings

5

tracked variants

Confusables

20

similar word pairs

cera is aPortuguesenoun. It means: substância que constitui os favos das abelhas Pronounced /ˈse.ɾɐ/. Often confused with cor and céu.

Key facts for cera
PropertyValue
Headwordcera
LanguagePortuguese
Part of speechNoun
IPA/ˈse.ɾɐ/
Letters4
Frequency rank#10,145
Misspellings tracked5
Confusable pairs20
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Frequency rank visualization

Position of cera in Portuguese word frequency (lower rank = more common)

Source: Wordfreq corpus

Spelling & Dictionary Insight

The Portuguese entry for cera is 4 letters long, classified as anoun, and transcribed in the International Phonetic Alphabet as /ˈse.ɾɐ/. Corpus data places it at rank #10,145 in overall Portuguese word frequency, marking it as uncommon enough that many writers pause before typing it.Wiktionary records 3 distinct senses for this headword, so context determines which meaning a reader should apply.

Our Hunspell-derived misspelling index lists 5 documented wrong-spelling variants for cera, with forms such as "ccera", "cear", and "cerra". Each variant represents a distinct typo pattern that appears often enough in corpora to be worth flagging, typically a doubled-consonant error, a silent-letter drop, or a vowel substitution.It also participates in 20 confusable-pair relationships, "cor", "céu", "chá", and more, where similar look or sound leads writers to substitute one word for another in context.

No explicit etymology string is stored for this entry, so spelling patterns must be inferred from the word's phoneme-to-grapheme mapping rather than from a documented borrowing chain. For readers arriving here from a spelling check, the authoritative guidance is: the correct Portuguese form is cera, spelled C-E-R-A, and any other sequence of those letters, regardless of how natural it feels, is a misspelling in standard orthography.

Definition

  1. 1
    substância que constitui os favos das abelhas
  2. 2
    cerume
  3. 3
    ato ou o seu resultado em proceder de forma a tornar o inicio da realização de determinada ação o mais futuro no tempo quanto for possível

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Common misspellings

Also misspelled as: ccera,cear,cerra,crea,ecra

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

Relative frequency of common misspelling types for cera

Misspelling Variants of "cera"

ccera5cear4cerra5crea4ecra4
Misspelling Variants of "cera"

Frequency rank: #10,145 in Portuguese

Frequently Asked Questions

How do you spell "cera"?
"cera" is spelled C-E-R-A. The IPA pronunciation is /ˈse.ɾɐ/.
What does "cera" mean?
As a noun, "cera" means: substância que constitui os favos das abelhas
What words are commonly confused with "cera"?
"cera" is commonly confused with "cor", "céu", "chá". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.
How do you pronounce "cera"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "cera" is /ˈse.ɾɐ/. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "cera" come from?
"cera" is a Portuguese word. PlainSpell covers definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data across English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German.
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Nearby Portuguese words

Other entries that begin with the letter C in our Portuguese index:

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Data Source: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org), licensed under CC BY-SA & GFDL. Frequency data from Wordfreq. Misspellings derived from Hunspell dictionaries.