cansovscesóTell them apart

Which to use

“canso” and “cesó” are a confusable Spanish pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.

#21,245
“canso” frequency rank
#22,977
“cesó” frequency rank
44222
confusion score

Side-by-Side Comparison

Feature canso cesó
Definition Primera persona del singular (yo) del presente de indicativo de cansar o de cansarse. Tercera persona del singular (él, ella, ello; usted, 2.ª persona) del pretérito perfecto simple de indicativo de cesar.

Where the eye mixes canso and cesó

Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 2 letters in sequence. canso runs 5 letters (CVCCV) against cesó's 4 (CVCV) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.

5 ch
canso
4 ch
cesó

Why the eye confuses canso with cesó

A purely visual mix-up. canso ([ˈkãnso]) and cesó ([seˈso]) are said differently, so reading them aloud is the quickest way to catch the wrong one. On the page they stay close: they differ by 1 letter(s) in length. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 44222, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.

canso is recorded at frequency rank #21,245, classified as averb, pronounced [ˈkãnso]. cesó is at rank #22,977, tagged as averb, pronounced [seˈso].

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 44222, this pair ranks #138,249 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.

Orthographic DNA of canso vs cesó

Shared letters: cs. Private to "canso": ano. Private to "cesó": eó.

"canso" · 5 letters · shape CVCCV  ·  "cesó" · 4 letters · shape CVCV

Known mistypes of this pair

  • canso ← acnso · cannso · canos · cansso · casno · ccanso · cnaso

Frequently Asked Questions

Can "canso" and "cesó" be used interchangeably?
No. They are said differently ([ˈkãnso] versus [seˈso]) and carry different meanings; reading the sentence aloud is usually enough to catch the wrong one.
Which is more common, "canso" or "cesó"?
"canso" is the more common of the two: it sits at frequency rank #21,245 in our Spanish list, against #22,977 for "cesó". The two are close in frequency, so neither is a safe default; check the meaning rather than guessing.

After this comparison

Eye-level mix-up between "canso" and "cesó" is sorted above. Next: full entries or other pairs that share a letter shape.

  • Full dictionary entry for "canso" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
  • Full dictionary entry for "cesó" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
  • This pair ranks #138,249 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
  • "canso" and "cesó" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "ceba vs cesó". 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 #138,249 of 323,831 scored Spanish pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list