Which to use
“ceba” is a noun and “cesó” is a verb - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #49,502
- “ceba” frequency rank
- #22,977
- “cesó” frequency rank
- 72479
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | ceba | cesó |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Alimentación abundante y esmerada que para que engorde se da al ganado, especialmente al que es comido por el ser humano. | Tercera persona del singular (él, ella, ello; usted, 2.ª persona) del pretérito perfecto simple de indicativo de cesar. |
Where the eye mixes ceba and cesó
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 2 letters in sequence. ceba and cesó follow the identical consonant-vowel pattern (CVCV). Same shape at a glance is often the real trap, independent of shared letters.
Look-alike desk: ceba vs cesó
These two trip readers on the page rather than in the ear: ceba is [ˈseβ̞a] while cesó is [seˈso]. 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 72479, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
ceba is recorded at frequency rank #49,502, classified as anoun, pronounced [ˈseβ̞a]. 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 72479, this pair ranks #25,254 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs - among the most confusable pairs.
Orthographic DNA of ceba vs cesó
Shared letters: ce. Private to "ceba": ab. Private to "cesó": só.
"ceba" · 4 letters · shape CVCV · "cesó" · 4 letters · shape CVCV
Known mistypes of this pair
- ceba ← cbea · cceba · ceab · cebba · ceva · ecba · seba
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "ceba" and "cesó" mean the same thing in a sentence?
In ordinary Spanish text, does "ceba" or "cesó" show up more?
Useful next steps
Pronunciation already separates them, if the page still looks alike, the dictionary links below settle it.
- Full dictionary entry for "ceba" 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 #25,254 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "ceba" and "cesó" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "ceba vs Cova". 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 #25,254 of 323,831 scored Spanish pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.