Which to use
“celos” and “ceo” are a confusable Spanish pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #7,964
- “celos” frequency rank
- #11,189
- “ceo” frequency rank
- 19153
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | celos | ceo |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Recelo de que la persona amada haya mudado o mude su cariño. | (Zeus faber) Pez comestible de aguas profundas con un cuerpo comprimido lateralmente de color oliva-amarillo que tiene una gran mancha oscura ribeteada de color amarillo en su costado y grandes espinas en la aleta dorsal. |
Where the eye mixes celos and ceo
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 3 letters in sequence.
Visual trap between celos and ceo
A purely visual mix-up. celos ([ˈselos]) and ceo ([ˈseo]) 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 2 letter(s) in length. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 19153, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
celos is recorded at frequency rank #7,964, classified as anoun, pronounced [ˈselos]. ceo is at rank #11,189, tagged as anoun, pronounced [ˈseo].
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 19153, this pair ranks #264,954 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.
Orthographic DNA of celos vs ceo
Shared letters: ceo. Private to "celos": ls. Private to "ceo": -.
"celos" · 5 letters · shape CVCVC · "ceo" · 3 letters · shape CVV
Known mistypes of this pair
- celos ← ccelos · cellos · celoss · ceols · cleos · eclos · selos
Frequently Asked Questions
Is swapping "celos" for "ceo" ever safe?
In ordinary Spanish text, does "celos" or "ceo" show up more?
What to do next
Eye-level mix-up between "celos" and "ceo" is sorted above. Next: full entries or other pairs that share a letter shape.
- Full dictionary entry for "celos" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "ceo" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #264,954 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "celos" and "ceo" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "ceo vs cuc". 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 #264,954 of 323,831 scored Spanish pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.