Ceres

/ˈsɛ.ɾis/

//ˈsɛ.ɾis// noun

The verdict

“Ceres” has 7 generated spelling variants in the Portuguese index at frequency #44,265. The variants make it a useful spelling check.

#44,265
frequency rank, Portuguese
2,140
“C” headwords
7
tracked misspellings
19
confusable pairs

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - deusa romana da agricultura, equivalente à deusa grega Deméter

Corpus desk

Index PT-ceres · Ceres · Portuguese

Ceres · rank #44,265 · 7 variants · 19 confusables

  • FREQ-MID #44,265
  • LEN-MID 5 letters
  • VOW-2 2 vowels
  • CONFUS-HIGH 19 pairs
  • VAR-MID 7 variants
  • BOOK-MID 2,140
  • PHOTO-FINISH catarro

Nearest frequency peer: catarro (-4 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 “Ceres”

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

corpus weight

What this shows “Ceres” 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).

Ceres vs crer
40% similar
Ceres vs core
40% similar
Ceres vs certo
40% similar

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

Key facts for Ceres
PropertyValue
HeadwordCeres
LanguagePortuguese
Part of speechNoun
IPA/ˈsɛ.ɾis/
Letters5
Frequency rank#44,265
Misspellings tracked7
Confusable pairs19
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Frequência do íman ortográfico “Ceres”

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

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

O eixo é logarítmico: cada tick marca cerca de dez vezes menos frequência. Na mesma faixa de raridade aparecem “catarro” (#44,261), “carabina” (#44,258), “cantata” (#44,256). Entre 2,140 lemas com “C”, “Ceres” fica em #44,265. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

A misspelling magnet

The generator records 7 spelling variants around Ceres (IPA /ˈsɛ.ɾis/), anoun. Corpus frequency is #44,265 among 2,140 “C” headwords. Wiktionary lists 3 senses, so context still picks the gloss.

Our generated misspelling index lists 7 likely wrong-spelling variants for Ceres, with forms such as "cceres", "ceers", and "ceress". Each of these forms differs from the correct spelling by one small edit: a doubled letter, a dropped silent letter, or a substituted vowel. It also participates in 19 confusable-pair relationships, "crer", "core", "certo", and more, where similar look or sound leads writers to substitute one word for another in context.

This entry carries no recorded etymology, so its spelling is best explained by sound-to-letter mapping rather than etymology. The correct Portuguese form is Ceres, spelled C-E-R-E-S.

Definition

  1. 1
    deusa romana da agricultura, equivalente à deusa grega Deméter
  2. 2
    o maior objeto no cinturão de asteroides entre Marte e Júpiter, muito brilhante, descoberto em 1º de janeiro de 1801 sendo então considerado como quinto planeta do Sistema Solar, nomeado em homenagem à deusa romana; rebaixado à categoria de asteroide por volta de 1850, elevado à categoria de planeta anão em 2006, com símbolo astronômico ⚳; tem rotação de 9 horas e 4 minutos e sua translação dura 1.682 dias terrestres
  3. 3
    município brasileiro do estado de Goiás, emancipado em 4 de setembro de 1953 de Goiás Velho do qual era distrito e onde fora criada a Colônia Agrícola Nacional de Goiás, núcleo original do povoamento

This word in other languages

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as:

  • cceres
  • ceers
  • ceress
  • cerres
  • cerse
  • crees
  • ecres

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

How far each generated variant is from the correct spelling of Ceres - 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.

cceres1ceers2ceress1cerres1cerse2crees2ecres2
Edit distance from "Ceres"

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 "Ceres"?
"Ceres" is spelled C-E-R-E-S. The IPA pronunciation is /ˈsɛ.ɾis/.
What does "Ceres" mean?
As a noun, "Ceres" means: deusa romana da agricultura, equivalente à deusa grega Deméter
What words are commonly confused with "Ceres"?
"Ceres" is commonly confused with "crer", "core", "certo". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.
How do you pronounce "Ceres"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "Ceres" is /ˈsɛ.ɾis/. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "Ceres" come from?
"Ceres" 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 "Ceres", not the corpus desk frequency band.

Same letter count

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

Similar misspelling depth

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

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list