Which to use
“cegado” and “cesado” are a confusable Spanish pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #38,004
- “cegado” frequency rank
- #19,341
- “cesado” frequency rank
- 57345
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | cegado | cesado |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Participio de cegar. | Participio de cesar. |
Where the eye mixes cegado and cesado
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 5 letters in sequence.
Look-alike desk: cegado vs cesado
A purely visual mix-up. cegado ([seˈɣ̞að̞o]) and cesado ([seˈsað̞o]) 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 - g in “cegado” becomes s in “cesado”. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 57345, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
cegado is recorded at frequency rank #38,004, classified as averb, pronounced [seˈɣ̞að̞o]. cesado is at rank #19,341, tagged as averb, pronounced [seˈsað̞o].
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 57345, this pair ranks #70,865 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs - among the most confusable pairs.
Orthographic DNA of cegado vs cesado
Shared letters: acdeo. Private to "cegado": g. Private to "cesado": s.
"cegado" · 6 letters · shape CVCVCV · "cesado" · 6 letters · shape CVCVCV
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Is swapping "cegado" for "cesado" ever safe?
Frequency check: "cegado" vs "cesado" - which ranks higher?
Useful next steps
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- Full dictionary entry for "cegado" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "cesado" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #70,865 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "cegado" and "cesado" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "cegado vs cenado". 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 #70,865 of 323,831 scored Spanish pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.