# cease

> English word · Verb · IPA /sis/ · frequency rank #6,769

## Definitions
1. To stop.
2. To stop doing (something).
3. To be wanting; to fail; to pass away, perish.

## Etymology
From Middle English cesen, cessen, from Middle French cesser (“to cease”), from Latin cessō (“leave off”), frequentative of cēdō (“to leave off, go away”). Compare secede.

## Easily confused with
- **CES** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/cease-vs-ces)
- **cee** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/cease-vs-cee)
- **CSE** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/cease-vs-cse)
- **Chas** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/cease-vs-chas)
- **cede** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/cease-vs-cede)
- **Chae** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/cease-vs-chae)
- **class** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/cease-vs-class)
- **close** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/cease-vs-close)
- **coast** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/cease-vs-coast)
- **chose** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/cease-vs-chose)
- **crash** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/cease-vs-crash)
- **chase** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/cease-vs-chase)
- **curse** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/cease-vs-curse)
- **clash** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/cease-vs-clash)
- **crane** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/cease-vs-crane)
- **Clare** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/cease-vs-clare)
- **crate** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/cease-vs-crate)
- **crave** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/cease-vs-crave)
- **craze** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/cease-vs-craze)
- **clasp** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/cease-vs-clasp)

## Common misspellings (6)
`caese`, `ccease`, `ceaes`, `ceasse`, `cesae`, `ecase`

## Source
Compiled from Wiktionary via kaikki.org (CC BY-SA). Data vintage: 2026-05-06.
Canonical page: https://plainspell.com/en/word/cease