Which to use
“celos” is a noun and “cesó” is a verb - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #7,964
- “celos” frequency rank
- #22,977
- “cesó” frequency rank
- 30941
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | celos | cesó |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Recelo de que la persona amada haya mudado o mude su cariño. | Tercera persona del singular (él, ella, ello; usted, 2.ª persona) del pretérito perfecto simple de indicativo de cesar. |
Where the eye mixes celos and cesó
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 3 letters in sequence.
Visual trap between celos and cesó
These two trip readers on the page rather than in the ear: celos is [ˈselos] while cesó is [seˈso]. Spoken aloud the problem disappears. In writing it persists, because they differ by 1 letter(s) in length, and the parts of speech differ too (noun vs verb), which is usually the fastest check. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 30941, 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]. 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 30941, this pair ranks #209,569 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of celos vs cesó
Shared letters: ces. Private to "celos": lo. Private to "cesó": ó.
"celos" · 5 letters · shape CVCVC · "cesó" · 4 letters · shape CVCV
Known mistypes of this pair
- celos ← ccelos · cellos · celoss · ceols · cleos · eclos · selos
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "celos" and "cesó" mean the same thing in a sentence?
Which is more common, "celos" or "cesó"?
After this comparison
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- Full dictionary entry for "celos" 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 #209,569 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "celos" and "cesó" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "ceba vs cesó". 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 #209,569 of 323,831 scored Spanish pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.