Which to use
“cesado” and “cosido” are a confusable Spanish pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #19,341
- “cesado” frequency rank
- #44,668
- “cosido” frequency rank
- 64009
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | cesado | cosido |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Participio de cesar. | Participio de coser o de coserse. |
Where the eye mixes cesado and cosido
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 4 letters in sequence. cesado and cosido follow the identical consonant-vowel pattern (CVCVCV). Same shape at a glance is often the real trap, independent of shared letters.
Why the eye confuses cesado with cosido
A purely visual mix-up. cesado ([seˈsað̞o]) and cosido ([koˈsið̞o]) are said differently, so reading them aloud is the quickest way to catch the wrong one. On the page they stay close: they share most of their letters but differ in 2 positions. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 64009, 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]. cosido is at rank #44,668, tagged as averb, pronounced [koˈsið̞o].
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 64009, this pair ranks #46,896 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs - among the most confusable pairs.
Orthographic DNA of cesado vs cosido
Shared letters: cdos. Private to "cesado": ae. Private to "cosido": i.
"cesado" · 6 letters · shape CVCVCV · "cosido" · 6 letters · shape CVCVCV
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Can "cesado" and "cosido" be used interchangeably?
Frequency check: "cesado" vs "cosido" - which ranks higher?
After this comparison
Visual near-miss handled. Browse the word pages or a neighbour when the next look-alike shows up.
- Full dictionary entry for "cesado" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "cosido" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #46,896 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "cesado" and "cosido" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "cogidos vs cosido". 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 #46,896 of 323,831 scored Spanish pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.