Which to use
“cease” is a verb and “CES” is a name - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #6,769
- “cease” frequency rank
- #22,610
- “CES” frequency rank
- 29379
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | cease | CES |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | To stop. | Center for Employee Services. |
Letter map: cease vs CES
Shared letters muted; letters that set cease and CES apart highlighted. Shared run: 3.
Role in the sentence - cease and CES
Our dataset has no pronunciation recorded for both members, so the reliable separator here is grammatical: cease is averb and CESaname. On the page they differ by 2 letter(s) in length. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 29379, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
cease is recorded at frequency rank #6,769, classified as averb, pronounced /sis/. CES is at rank #22,610, tagged as aname.
Glosses for this pair are partially populated in our dataset, but the full side-by-side definitions above should still guide you to the right choice.
With a confusion score of 29379, this pair ranks #363,499 of 530,003 scored English confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of cease vs CES
Shared letters: ces. Private to "cease": a. Private to "CES": -.
"cease" · 5 letters · shape CVVCV · "CES" · 3 letters · shape CVC
Known mistypes of this pair
- cease ← caese · ccease · ceaes · ceasse · cesae · ecase
Frequently Asked Questions
Can "cease" and "CES" be used interchangeably?
Frequency check: "cease" vs "CES" - which ranks higher?
What to do next
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- Full dictionary entry for "cease" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "CES" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #363,499 of 530,003 scored English confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "cease" and "CES" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "CES vs CGT". Nearby pair
- Recorded mistypes exist for at least one side of this pair, useful when a spell-checker or OCR lands on the wrong form. See mistypes
Confusion rank #363,499 of 530,003 scored English pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.