cesto
[ˈsest̪o]
The verdict
“cesto” is a moderately-common Spanish word, ranked #33,014 in Spanish word frequency and used as a noun.
- #33,014
- frequency rank, Spanish
- 5
- letters
- 8
- tracked misspellings
- 20
- confusable pairs
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - Recipiente tejido con mimbres, varillas u otros derivados de la madera, o hecho con materiales sintéticos, en especial cuando es más alto que ancho, y de mayor tamaño que una cesta normal.
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 | cesto |
| Language | Spanish |
| Part of speech | Noun |
| IPA | [ˈsest̪o] |
| Letters | 5 |
| Frequency rank | #33,014 |
| Misspellings tracked | 8 |
| Confusable pairs | 20 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Where “cesto” sits in Spanish frequency
Spelling & Dictionary Insight
The Spanish entry for cesto is 5 letters long, classified as a noun, and transcribed in the International Phonetic Alphabet as [ˈsest̪o]. Corpus data places it at rank #33,014 in overall Spanish 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 8 likely wrong-spelling variants for cesto, with forms such as "ccesto", "cesot", and "cessto". 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, "coso", "cost", "costa", and more, since the words sound or look close enough that writers reach for the wrong one mid-sentence.
This entry's etymology isn't recorded, so spelling patterns must be inferred from the word's phoneme-to-grapheme mapping rather than from a documented borrowing chain. The correct Spanish form is cesto, spelled C-E-S-T-O.
Definition
- 1Recipiente tejido con mimbres, varillas u otros derivados de la madera, o hecho con materiales sintéticos, en especial cuando es más alto que ancho, y de mayor tamaño que una cesta normal.
- 2Recipiente pequeño de mimbre, canasto pequeño.
- 3Meta del baloncestista, que consiste en un aro metálico del que cuelga una redecilla abierta para ralentizar el paso de la pelota.
- 4Recipiente de rejilla con diferentes usos y formas.
- 5Recipiente plástico o metálico, completamente cerrado que se usa comúnmente para guardar y transportar alimentos cocinados.
This word in other languages
Common misspellings
Also misspelled as: ccesto,cesot,cessto,cestto,cetso,cseto,ecsto,sesto
Misspelling Pattern Breakdown
How far each generated variant is from the correct spelling of cesto - 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 Spanish corpus, MIT). See the methodology for how each field is sourced and updated.
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Using “cesto”
The practical upshot for anyone who landed here from a spell-check.
- The one correct Spanish spelling is C-E-S-T-O - every other letter order is a misspelling in standard orthography.
- Say it as [ˈsest̪o] (IPA); tap the speaker on the pronunciation badge to hear it where audio exists.
- Don't mix it up with “coso” - see the side-by-side comparison. cesto vs coso
- Browse more Spanish words and confusable pairs in the same reference. Spanish 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.