cesta

/[ˈsest̪a]/ noun

Letters

5 characters

Frequency Rank

#16,530

in Spanish word usage

Misspellings

8

tracked variants

Confusables

20

similar word pairs

cesta is aSpanishnoun. It means: Recipiente tejido de mimbre, esparto o material similar. Pronounced [ˈsest̪a]. Often confused with CTA and cosa.

Key facts for cesta
PropertyValue
Headwordcesta
LanguageSpanish
Part of speechNoun
IPA[ˈsest̪a]
Letters5
Frequency rank#16,530
Misspellings tracked8
Confusable pairs20
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Frequency rank visualization

Position of cesta in Spanish word frequency (lower rank = more common)

Source: Wordfreq corpus

Spelling & Dictionary Insight

The Spanish entry for cesta is 5 letters long, classified as anoun, and transcribed in the International Phonetic Alphabet as [ˈsest̪a]. Corpus data places it at rank #16,530 in overall Spanish word frequency, marking it as uncommon enough that many writers pause before typing it.Wiktionary records 6 distinct senses for this headword, so context determines which meaning a reader should apply.

Our Hunspell-derived misspelling index lists 8 documented wrong-spelling variants for cesta, with forms such as "ccesta", "cesat", and "cessta". Each variant represents a distinct typo pattern that appears often enough in corpora to be worth flagging, typically a doubled-consonant error, a silent-letter drop, or a vowel substitution.It also participates in 20 confusable-pair relationships, "CTA", "cosa", "cita", and more, where similar look or sound leads writers to substitute one word for another in context.

No explicit etymology string is stored for this entry, so spelling patterns must be inferred from the word's phoneme-to-grapheme mapping rather than from a documented borrowing chain. For readers arriving here from a spelling check, the authoritative guidance is: the correct Spanish form is cesta, spelled C-E-S-T-A, and any other sequence of those letters, regardless of how natural it feels, is a misspelling in standard orthography.

Definition

  1. 1
    Recipiente tejido de mimbre, esparto o material similar.
  2. 2
    Por metonimia, contenido de una cesta₁.
  3. 3
    Carro de caballos con cabina de material tejido.
  4. 4
    Guante en forma de pala de material tejido usado para jugar al frontón.
  5. 5
    Aro con una red donde se debe introducir la pelota en el baloncesto.
  6. 6
    Por extensión, tiro que se introduce en la cesta₅, obteniendo puntos para el equipo.

Synonyms

This word in other languages

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as: ccesta,cesat,cessta,cestta,cetsa,cseta,ecsta,sesta

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

Relative frequency of common misspelling types for cesta

Misspelling Variants of "cesta"

ccesta6cesat5cessta6cestta6cetsa5cseta5ecsta5sesta5
Misspelling Variants of "cesta"

Frequency rank: #16,530 in Spanish

Frequently Asked Questions

How do you spell "cesta"?
"cesta" is spelled C-E-S-T-A. The IPA pronunciation is [ˈsest̪a].
What does "cesta" mean?
As a noun, "cesta" means: Recipiente tejido de mimbre, esparto o material similar.
What words are commonly confused with "cesta"?
"cesta" is commonly confused with "CTA", "cosa", "cita". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.
How do you pronounce "cesta"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "cesta" is [ˈsest̪a]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "cesta" come from?
"cesta" is a Spanish word. PlainSpell covers definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data across English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German.
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Nearby Spanish words

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Data Source: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org), licensed under CC BY-SA & GFDL. Frequency data from Wordfreq. Misspellings derived from Hunspell dictionaries.