Which to use
“cedió” is a verb and “Celis” is a name - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #15,300
- “cedió” frequency rank
- #44,037
- “Celis” frequency rank
- 59337
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | cedió | Celis |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Tercera persona del singular (él, ella, ello; usted, 2.ª persona) del pretérito perfecto simple de indicativo de ceder. | Apellido. |
Where the eye mixes cedió and Celis
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 3 letters in sequence.
Visual trap between cedió and Celis
These two trip readers on the page rather than in the ear: cedió is [seˈð̞jo] while Celis is [ˈselis]. 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 (verb vs name), which is usually the fastest check. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 59337, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
cedió is recorded at frequency rank #15,300, classified as averb, pronounced [seˈð̞jo]. Celis is at rank #44,037, tagged as aname, pronounced [ˈselis].
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 59337, this pair ranks #62,986 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs - among the most confusable pairs.
Orthographic DNA of cedió vs Celis
Shared letters: cei. Private to "cedió": dó. Private to "Celis": ls.
"cedió" · 5 letters · shape CVCVV · "Celis" · 5 letters · shape CVCVC
Known mistypes of this pair
- Celis ← ccelis · ceils · celiss · cellis · celsi · cleis · eclis · selis
Frequently Asked Questions
Is swapping "cedió" for "Celis" ever safe?
Frequency check: "cedió" vs "Celis" - 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 "cedió" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "Celis" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #62,986 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "cedió" and "Celis" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "Celis vs cenit". 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 #62,986 of 323,831 scored Spanish pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.