Which to use
“casas” is a noun and “cesan” is a verb - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #1,052
- “casas” frequency rank
- #40,706
- “cesan” frequency rank
- 41758
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | casas | cesan |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Edificio para habitar. | Tercera persona del plural (ellos, ellas; ustedes, 2.ª persona) del presente de indicativo de cesar. |
Where the eye mixes casas and cesan
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 3 letters in sequence. casas and cesan follow the identical consonant-vowel pattern (CVCVC). Same shape at a glance is often the real trap, independent of shared letters.
Look-alike desk: casas vs cesan
These two trip readers on the page rather than in the ear: casas is [ˈkasas] while cesan is [ˈsesãn]. Spoken aloud the problem disappears. In writing it persists, because they share most of their letters but differ in 2 positions, and the parts of speech differ too (noun vs verb), which is usually the fastest check. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 41758, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
casas is recorded at frequency rank #1,052, classified as anoun, pronounced [ˈkasas]. cesan is at rank #40,706, tagged as averb, pronounced [ˈsesãn].
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 41758, this pair ranks #151,938 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of casas vs cesan
Shared letters: acs. Private to "casas": -. Private to "cesan": en.
"casas" · 5 letters · shape CVCVC · "cesan" · 5 letters · shape CVCVC
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "casas" and "cesan" mean the same thing in a sentence?
In ordinary Spanish text, does "casas" or "cesan" show up more?
What to do next
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- Full dictionary entry for "casas" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "cesan" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #151,938 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "casas" and "cesan" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "ceba vs cesan". 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 #151,938 of 323,831 scored Spanish pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.