cesavscorsaWhat's the difference?

Quick tell: cesa is a verb, corsa is an adjective, so they fill different roles in a sentence.

Which to use

“cesa” is a verb and “corsa” is an adjective - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.

#27,145
“cesa” frequency rank
#40,219
“corsa” frequency rank
67364
confusion score

Side-by-Side Comparison

Feature cesa corsa
Definition Tercera persona del singular (él, ella, ello; usted, 2.ª persona) del presente de indicativo de cesar. Forma del femenino singular de corso.

Where the eye mixes cesa and corsa

Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 3 letters in sequence.

4 ch
cesa
5 ch
corsa

Visual trap between cesa and corsa

These two trip readers on the page rather than in the ear: cesa is [ˈsesa] while corsa is [ˈkoɾsa]. 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 (verb vs adjective), which is usually the fastest check. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 67364, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.

cesa is recorded at frequency rank #27,145, classified as averb, pronounced [ˈsesa]. corsa is at rank #40,219, tagged as anadj, pronounced [ˈkoɾsa].

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 67364, this pair ranks #37,321 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs - among the most confusable pairs.

Orthographic DNA of cesa vs corsa

Shared letters: acs. Private to "cesa": e. Private to "corsa": or.

"cesa" · 4 letters · shape CVCV  ·  "corsa" · 5 letters · shape CVCCV

Known mistypes of this pair

  • cesaccesa · cessa · csea · ecsa
  • corsaccorsa · corssa · cosra · crosa · ocrsa

Frequently Asked Questions

Can "cesa" and "corsa" be used interchangeably?
No - they are not even the same part of speech. "cesa" is a verb and "corsa" an adjective, so a sentence built for one is usually ungrammatical with the other.
In ordinary Spanish text, does "cesa" or "corsa" show up more?
"cesa" is the more common of the two: it sits at frequency rank #27,145 in our Spanish list, against #40,219 for "corsa". The two are close in frequency, so neither is a safe default; check the meaning rather than guessing.

Useful next steps

Visual near-miss handled. Browse the word pages or a neighbour when the next look-alike shows up.

  • Full dictionary entry for "cesa" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
  • Full dictionary entry for "corsa" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
  • This pair ranks #37,321 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
  • "cesa" and "corsa" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "corsa vs Cova". 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 #37,321 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