Which to use
“cedo” and “cesó” are a confusable Spanish pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #47,635
- “cedo” frequency rank
- #22,977
- “cesó” frequency rank
- 70612
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | cedo | cesó |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Primera persona del singular (yo) del presente de indicativo de ceder. | Tercera persona del singular (él, ella, ello; usted, 2.ª persona) del pretérito perfecto simple de indicativo de cesar. |
Where the eye mixes cedo and cesó
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 2 letters in sequence. cedo 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: cedo vs cesó
A purely visual mix-up. cedo ([ˈseð̞o]) and cesó ([seˈso]) are said differently, so reading them aloud is the quickest way to catch the wrong one. On the page they stay close: they share most of their letters but differ in 2 positions. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 70612, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
cedo is recorded at frequency rank #47,635, classified as averb, pronounced [ˈseð̞o]. 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 70612, this pair ranks #29,299 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs - among the most confusable pairs.
Orthographic DNA of cedo vs cesó
Shared letters: ce. Private to "cedo": do. Private to "cesó": só.
"cedo" · 4 letters · shape CVCV · "cesó" · 4 letters · shape CVCV
Known mistypes of this pair
- cedo ← ccedo · cdeo · ceddo · ceod · ecdo · sedo
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "cedo" and "cesó" mean the same thing in a sentence?
In ordinary Spanish text, does "cedo" or "cesó" show up more?
After this comparison
Eye-level mix-up between "cedo" and "cesó" is sorted above. Next: full entries or other pairs that share a letter shape.
- Full dictionary entry for "cedo" 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 #29,299 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "cedo" and "cesó" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "ceba vs cedo". 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 #29,299 of 323,831 scored Spanish pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.