Which to use
“cesan” and “cesaron” are a confusable Spanish pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #40,706
- “cesan” frequency rank
- #39,109
- “cesaron” frequency rank
- 79815
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | cesan | cesaron |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Tercera persona del plural (ellos, ellas; ustedes, 2.ª persona) del presente de indicativo de cesar. | Tercera persona del plural (ellos, ellas; ustedes, 2.ª persona) del pretérito perfecto simple de indicativo de cesar. |
Where the eye mixes cesan and cesaron
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 5 letters in sequence.
Visual trap between cesan and cesaron
A purely visual mix-up. cesan ([ˈsesãn]) and cesaron ([seˈsaɾõn]) 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 2 letter(s) in length. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 79815, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
cesan is recorded at frequency rank #40,706, classified as averb, pronounced [ˈsesãn]. cesaron is at rank #39,109, tagged as averb, pronounced [seˈsaɾõn].
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 79815, this pair ranks #12,491 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs - among the most confusable pairs.
Orthographic DNA of cesan vs cesaron
Shared letters: acens. Private to "cesan": -. Private to "cesaron": or.
"cesan" · 5 letters · shape CVCVC · "cesaron" · 7 letters · shape CVCVCVC
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "cesan" and "cesaron" mean the same thing in a sentence?
In ordinary Spanish text, does "cesan" or "cesaron" show up more?
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 "cesan" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "cesaron" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #12,491 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "cesan" and "cesaron" 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 #12,491 of 323,831 scored Spanish pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.