cerro
/ˈse.ʁu/ [ˈse.hu]
The verdict
“cerro” is a moderately-common Portuguese word, ranked #22,250 in Portuguese word frequency and used as a noun.
- #22,250
- frequency rank, Portuguese
- 5
- letters
- 5
- tracked misspellings
- 20
- confusable pairs
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - elevação no terreno formando um monte pequeno e com penhasco
Visual similarity to commonly confused words
How many letter changes separate each confused pair (Levenshtein distance, normalized).
Source: PlainSpell confusable corpus (Wiktionary, CC BY-SA).
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | cerro |
| Language | Portuguese |
| Part of speech | Noun |
| IPA | /ˈse.ʁu/ [ˈse.hu] |
| Letters | 5 |
| Frequency rank | #22,250 |
| Misspellings tracked | 5 |
| Confusable pairs | 20 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Where “cerro” sits in Portuguese frequency
Spelling & Dictionary Insight
The Portuguese entry for cerro is 5 letters long, classified as a noun, and transcribed in the International Phonetic Alphabet as /ˈse.ʁu/ [ˈse.hu]. Corpus data places it at rank #22,250 in overall Portuguese word frequency, marking it as uncommon enough that many writers pause before typing it. Wiktionary records 5 distinct senses for this headword, so context determines which meaning a reader should apply.
Our generated misspelling index lists 5 likely wrong-spelling variants for cerro, with forms such as "ccerro", "cero", and "ceror". 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, "coro", "Ciro", "certo", and more, a pairing that trips writers up because the two words share enough sound or shape to blur together.
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 cerro, spelled C-E-R-R-O.
Definition
- 1elevação no terreno formando um monte pequeno e com penhasco
- 2o lombo dos animais
- 3a parte de trás do tronco
- 4a carne do lombo do porco junto ao couro
- 5a parte superior da cabeça
This word in other languages
Common misspellings
Also misspelled as: ccerro,cero,ceror,crero,ecrro
Misspelling Pattern Breakdown
How far each generated variant is from the correct spelling of cerro - 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.
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.
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Using “cerro”
The practical upshot for anyone who landed here from a spell-check.
- The one correct Portuguese spelling is C-E-R-R-O - every other letter order is a misspelling in standard orthography.
- Say it as /ˈse.ʁu/ [ˈse.hu] (IPA); tap the speaker on the pronunciation badge to hear it where audio exists.
- Don't mix it up with “coro” - see the side-by-side comparison. cerro vs coro
- Browse more Portuguese words and confusable pairs in the same reference. Portuguese words
Data Source
Wiktionary (via kaikki.org), licensed under CC BY-SA & GFDL. Word ordering uses an open word-frequency list; misspelling variants are generated by edit-distance from the correct headword.