Which to use
“causan” and “cesan” are a confusable Spanish pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #8,924
- “causan” frequency rank
- #40,706
- “cesan” frequency rank
- 49630
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | causan | cesan |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Tercera persona del plural (ellos, ellas; ustedes, 2.ª persona) del presente de indicativo de causar. | Tercera persona del plural (ellos, ellas; ustedes, 2.ª persona) del presente de indicativo de cesar. |
Where the eye mixes causan and cesan
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 4 letters in sequence. causan runs 6 letters (CVVCVC) against cesan's 5 (CVCVC) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.
Look-alike desk: causan vs cesan
A purely visual mix-up. causan ([ˈkawsãn]) and cesan ([ˈsesãn]) 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 49630, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
causan is recorded at frequency rank #8,924, classified as averb, pronounced [ˈkawsãn]. 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 49630, this pair ranks #107,745 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of causan vs cesan
Shared letters: acns. Private to "causan": u. Private to "cesan": e.
"causan" · 6 letters · shape CVVCVC · "cesan" · 5 letters · shape CVCVC
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
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After this comparison
Eye-level mix-up between "causan" and "cesan" is sorted above. Next: full entries or other pairs that share a letter shape.
- Full dictionary entry for "causan" 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 #107,745 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "causan" 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 #107,745 of 323,831 scored Spanish pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.