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“cejas” and “cestas” are a confusable Spanish pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.

#11,187
“cejas” frequency rank
#40,707
“cestas” frequency rank
51894
confusion score

Side-by-Side Comparison

Feature cejas cestas
Definition Forma del plural de ceja. Forma del plural de cesta.

Where the eye mixes cejas and cestas

Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 4 letters in sequence.

5 ch
cejas
6 ch
cestas

Why the eye confuses cejas with cestas

A purely visual mix-up. cejas ([ˈsexas]) and cestas ([ˈsest̪as]) 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 1 letter(s) in length. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 51894, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.

cejas is recorded at frequency rank #11,187, classified as anoun, pronounced [ˈsexas]. cestas is at rank #40,707, tagged as anoun, pronounced [ˈsest̪as].

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 51894, this pair ranks #95,482 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.

Orthographic DNA of cejas vs cestas

Shared letters: aces. Private to "cejas": j. Private to "cestas": t.

"cejas" · 5 letters · shape CVCVC  ·  "cestas" · 6 letters · shape CVCCVC

Known mistypes of this pair

  • cejasccejas · ceajs · cejass · cejjas · cejsa · cjeas · ecjas · sejas
  • cestasccestas · cesats · cesstas · cestass · cestsa · cesttas · cetsas · csetas

Frequently Asked Questions

Do "cejas" and "cestas" mean the same thing in a sentence?
No. They are said differently ([ˈsexas] versus [ˈsest̪as]) and carry different meanings; reading the sentence aloud is usually enough to catch the wrong one.
Which is more common, "cejas" or "cestas"?
"cejas" is the more common of the two: it sits at frequency rank #11,187 in our Spanish list, against #40,707 for "cestas". The two are close in frequency, so neither is a safe default; check the meaning rather than guessing.

After this comparison

Eye-level mix-up between "cejas" and "cestas" is sorted above. Next: full entries or other pairs that share a letter shape.

  • Full dictionary entry for "cejas" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
  • Full dictionary entry for "cestas" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
  • This pair ranks #95,482 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
  • "cejas" and "cestas" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "cestas vs cultas". 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 #95,482 of 323,831 scored Spanish pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.

Source: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org) Structured Wiktionary extract

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list