Which to use
“cepas” is a noun and “sepas” is a verb - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #25,553
- “cepas” frequency rank
- #5,257
- “sepas” frequency rank
- 30810
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | cepas | sepas |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Forma del plural de cepa. | Segunda persona del singular (tú) del presente de subjuntivo de saber. |
Same sound, different letters: cepas vs sepas
Muted letters are shared; highlighted letters are the only spelling cue when pronunciation matches. Shared run: 4 letters. cepas and sepas follow the identical consonant-vowel pattern (CVCVC). Same shape at a glance is often the real trap, independent of shared letters.
Same sound, different spelling - cepas / sepas
Say them out loud and nothing separates them: cepas and sepas carry the same recorded pronunciation, [ˈsepas]. Grammar is what tells them apart: one is anoun, the other averb, so most sentences will only accept one of them. They differ by a single letter - c in “cepas” becomes s in “sepas”. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 30810, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
cepas is recorded at frequency rank #25,553, classified as anoun, pronounced [ˈsepas]. sepas is at rank #5,257, tagged as averb, pronounced [ˈsepas].
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 30810, this pair ranks #210,201 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of cepas vs sepas
Shared letters: aeps. Private to "cepas": c. Private to "sepas": -.
"cepas" · 5 letters · shape CVCVC · "sepas" · 5 letters · shape CVCVC
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Is swapping "cepas" for "sepas" ever safe?
Frequency check: "cepas" vs "sepas" - which ranks higher?
What to do next
Sound matches; spelling doesn't. Use the exits below to lock the right form or check a cousin pair.
- Full dictionary entry for "cepas" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "sepas" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #210,201 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "cepas" and "sepas" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "ceba vs cepas". 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 #210,201 of 323,831 scored Spanish pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.