Which to use
“cesado” and “cesan” are a confusable Spanish pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #19,341
- “cesado” frequency rank
- #40,706
- “cesan” frequency rank
- 60047
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | cesado | cesan |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Participio de cesar. | Tercera persona del plural (ellos, ellas; ustedes, 2.ª persona) del presente de indicativo de cesar. |
Where the eye mixes cesado and cesan
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 4 letters in sequence. cesado runs 6 letters (CVCVCV) against cesan's 5 (CVCVC) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.
Look-alike desk: cesado vs cesan
A purely visual mix-up. cesado ([seˈsað̞o]) and cesan ([ˈsesãn]) 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 60047, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
cesado is recorded at frequency rank #19,341, classified as averb, pronounced [seˈsað̞o]. cesan is at rank #40,706, tagged as averb, pronounced [ˈsesãn].
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 60047, this pair ranks #60,333 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs - among the most confusable pairs.
Orthographic DNA of cesado vs cesan
Shared letters: aces. Private to "cesado": do. Private to "cesan": n.
"cesado" · 6 letters · shape CVCVCV · "cesan" · 5 letters · shape CVCVC
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Is swapping "cesado" for "cesan" ever safe?
Frequency check: "cesado" vs "cesan" - which ranks higher?
Useful next steps
Eye-level mix-up between "cesado" and "cesan" is sorted above. Next: full entries or other pairs that share a letter shape.
- Full dictionary entry for "cesado" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "cesan" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #60,333 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "cesado" and "cesan" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "ceba vs cesan". 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 #60,333 of 323,831 scored Spanish pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.