Which to use
“cásate” is a verb and “cesante” is an adjective - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #34,535
- “cásate” frequency rank
- #47,638
- “cesante” frequency rank
- 82173
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | cásate | cesante |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Segunda persona del singular (tú) del imperativo afirmativo de casarse (con el pronombre «te» enclítico). | Se aplica a un funcionario o a un empleado público, que ha sido privado de su cargo o de su empleo. |
Where the eye mixes cásate and cesante
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 5 letters in sequence. cásate runs 6 letters (CVCVCV) against cesante's 7 (CVCVCCV) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.
Look-alike desk: cásate vs cesante
These two trip readers on the page rather than in the ear: cásate is [ˈkasat̪e] while cesante is [seˈsãn̪t̪e]. Spoken aloud the problem disappears. In writing it persists, because they differ by 1 letter(s) in length, and the parts of speech differ too (verb vs adjective), which is usually the fastest check. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 82173, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
cásate is recorded at frequency rank #34,535, classified as averb, pronounced [ˈkasat̪e]. cesante is at rank #47,638, tagged as anadj, pronounced [seˈsãn̪t̪e].
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 82173, this pair ranks #9,529 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs - among the most confusable pairs.
Orthographic DNA of cásate vs cesante
Shared letters: acest. Private to "cásate": á. Private to "cesante": n.
"cásate" · 6 letters · shape CVCVCV · "cesante" · 7 letters · shape CVCVCCV
Known mistypes of this pair
- cesante ← ccesante · ceasnte · cesanet · cesannte · cesantte · cesatne · cesnate · cessante
Frequently Asked Questions
Can "cásate" and "cesante" be used interchangeably?
Which is more common, "cásate" or "cesante"?
What to do next
Eye-level mix-up between "cásate" and "cesante" is sorted above. Next: full entries or other pairs that share a letter shape.
- Full dictionary entry for "cásate" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "cesante" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #9,529 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "cásate" and "cesante" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "cesan vs cesante". 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 #9,529 of 323,831 scored Spanish pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.