cesen

[ˈsesẽn]

/[ˈsesẽn]/ verb

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The verdict

“cesen” has 9 generated spelling variants in the Spanish index at frequency #45,189. The variants make it a useful spelling check.

#45,189
frequency rank, Spanish
8,288
“C” headwords
9
tracked misspellings
20
confusable pairs

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Tercera persona del plural (ellos, ellas; ustedes, 2.ª persona) del presente de subjuntivo de cesar.

Corpus desk

Index ES-cesen · cesen · Spanish

cesen · rank #45,189 · 9 variants · 20 confusables

  • FREQ-MID #45,189
  • LEN-MID 5 letters
  • VOW-2 2 vowels
  • CONFUS-HIGH 20 pairs
  • VAR-MID 9 variants
  • BOOK-DENSE 8,288
  • PHOTO-FINISH celestina

Nearest frequency peer: celestina (-1 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 rango junto al imán ortográfico “cesen”

Misma franja de rareza: útil si un typo cae en un lema vecino

corpus weight

What this shows “cesen” está entre estos pares FrequencyWords; la profundidad de typo se mide aparte en el gráfico de distancia de edición.

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).

cesen vs cien
60% similar
cesen vs cesó
60% similar
cesen vs creen
60% similar

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

Key facts for cesen
PropertyValue
Headwordcesen
LanguageSpanish
Part of speechVerb
IPA[ˈsesẽn]
Letters5
Frequency rank#45,189
Misspellings tracked9
Confusable pairs20
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Frecuencia del imán ortográfico “cesen”

De izquierda a derecha: las pocas palabras que cargan el habla diaria, luego la cola larga casi invisible.cesencae aquí:

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

Los ticks avanzan en logaritmo; cada uno es del orden de diez veces más raro. En la misma franja de rareza aparecen “celestina” (#45,188), “chamber” (#45,191), “catastróficas” (#45,186). Entre 8,288 lemas con “C”, “cesen” va en #45,189. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

A misspelling magnet

The generator records 9 spelling variants around cesen (IPA [ˈsesẽn]), averb. Corpus frequency is #45,189 among 8,288 “C” headwords. Wiktionary lists 2 senses, so context still picks the gloss.

Our generated misspelling index lists 9 likely wrong-spelling variants for cesen, with forms such as "ccesen", "cecen", and "ceesn". 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, "cien", "cesó", "creen", and more, a pairing that trips writers up because the two words share enough sound or shape to blur together.

Wiktionary doesn't record an etymology for this headword, so its spelling is easiest to reason about phoneme by phoneme, absent a documented history. The correct Spanish form is cesen, spelled C-E-S-E-N.

Definition

  1. 1
    Tercera persona del plural (ellos, ellas; ustedes, 2.ª persona) del presente de subjuntivo de cesar.
  2. 2
    Segunda persona del plural (ustedes) del imperativo de cesar.

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as:

  • ccesen
  • cecen
  • ceesn
  • cesenn
  • cesne
  • cessen
  • cseen
  • ecsen
  • sesen

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

How far each generated variant is from the correct spelling of cesen - counted as single-character edits (an insertion, a deletion, or a substituted letter). The larger the bar, the easier the typo is to spot; one-edit slips are the ones that sneak past readers.

ccesen1cecen1ceesn2cesenn1cesne2cessen1cseen2ecsen2
Edit distance from "cesen"

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 Spanish corpus, MIT). See the methodology for how each field is sourced and updated.

Frequently Asked Questions

How do you spell "cesen"?
"cesen" is spelled C-E-S-E-N. The IPA pronunciation is [ˈsesẽn].
What does "cesen" mean?
As a verb, "cesen" means: Tercera persona del plural (ellos, ellas; ustedes, 2.ª persona) del presente de subjuntivo de cesar.
What words are commonly confused with "cesen"?
"cesen" is commonly confused with "cien", "cesó", "creen". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.
How do you pronounce "cesen"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "cesen" is [ˈsesẽn]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "cesen" come from?
"cesen" is a Spanish word. PlainSpell covers definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data across English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German.
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Similar Spanish words by spelling shape

Same letter count and similar misspelling depth for "cesen", not the corpus desk frequency band.

Same letter count

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

clown#45,204bring#45,169banjo#45,151abuse#45,098

Similar misspelling depth

Headwords with a similar count of attested misspellings (9 here; floor ≥5).

chanta9 variantsbarullo9 variantsbailen9 variantscuñados9 variants

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list