Which to use
“caes” is a verb and “ce” is a noun - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #12,986
- “caes” frequency rank
- #8,352
- “ce” frequency rank
- 21338
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | caes | ce |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Segunda persona del singular (tú) del presente de indicativo de caer o de caerse. | Nombre de la letra c. |
Where the eye mixes caes and ce
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 2 letters in sequence.
Look-alike desk: caes vs ce
These two trip readers on the page rather than in the ear: caes is [ˈkaes] while ce is [ˈse]. Spoken aloud the problem disappears. In writing it persists, because they differ by 2 letter(s) in length, and the parts of speech differ too (verb vs noun), which is usually the fastest check. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 21338, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
caes is recorded at frequency rank #12,986, classified as averb, pronounced [ˈkaes]. ce is at rank #8,352, tagged as anoun, pronounced [ˈse].
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 21338, this pair ranks #255,375 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.
Orthographic DNA of caes vs ce
Shared letters: ce. Private to "caes": as. Private to "ce": -.
"caes" · 4 letters · shape CVVC · "ce" · 2 letters · shape CV
Known mistypes of this pair
- caes ← aces · caess · ccaes
Frequently Asked Questions
Is swapping "caes" for "ce" ever safe?
Which is more common, "caes" or "ce"?
Useful next steps
Eye-level mix-up between "caes" and "ce" is sorted above. Next: full entries or other pairs that share a letter shape.
- Full dictionary entry for "caes" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "ce" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #255,375 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "caes" and "ce" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "caes vs cart". 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 #255,375 of 323,831 scored Spanish pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.