Which to use
“ceden” and “cesen” are a confusable Spanish pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #35,407
- “ceden” frequency rank
- #45,189
- “cesen” frequency rank
- 80596
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | ceden | cesen |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Tercera persona del plural (ellos, ellas; ustedes, 2.ª persona) del presente de indicativo de ceder. | Tercera persona del plural (ellos, ellas; ustedes, 2.ª persona) del presente de subjuntivo de cesar. |
Where the eye mixes ceden and cesen
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 4 letters in sequence. ceden and cesen follow the identical consonant-vowel pattern (CVCVC). Same shape at a glance is often the real trap, independent of shared letters.
Look-alike desk: ceden vs cesen
A purely visual mix-up. ceden ([ˈseð̞ẽn]) and cesen ([ˈsesẽn]) 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 a single letter - d in “ceden” becomes s in “cesen”. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 80596, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
ceden is recorded at frequency rank #35,407, classified as averb, pronounced [ˈseð̞ẽn]. cesen is at rank #45,189, tagged as averb, pronounced [ˈsesẽn].
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 80596, this pair ranks #11,450 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs - among the most confusable pairs.
Orthographic DNA of ceden vs cesen
Shared letters: cen. Private to "ceden": d. Private to "cesen": s.
"ceden" · 5 letters · shape CVCVC · "cesen" · 5 letters · shape CVCVC
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "ceden" and "cesen" mean the same thing in a sentence?
Frequency check: "ceden" vs "cesen" - which ranks higher?
What to do next
Pronunciation already separates them, if the page still looks alike, the dictionary links below settle it.
- Full dictionary entry for "ceden" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "cesen" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #11,450 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "ceden" and "cesen" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "Ceres vs cesen". 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 #11,450 of 323,831 scored Spanish pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.