Which to use
“cesan” is a verb and “cesión” is a noun - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #40,706
- “cesan” frequency rank
- #12,107
- “cesión” frequency rank
- 52813
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | cesan | cesión |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Tercera persona del plural (ellos, ellas; ustedes, 2.ª persona) del presente de indicativo de cesar. | Transferencia de los derechos o cosas de una persona, entidad u organización a otra, sea de forma onerosa o gratuita. |
Where the eye mixes cesan and cesión
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 4 letters in sequence.
Why the eye confuses cesan with cesión
These two trip readers on the page rather than in the ear: cesan is [ˈsesãn] while cesión is [seˈsjõn]. 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 noun), which is usually the fastest check. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 52813, 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]. cesión is at rank #12,107, tagged as anoun, pronounced [seˈsjõn].
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 52813, this pair ranks #90,861 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of cesan vs cesión
Shared letters: cens. Private to "cesan": a. Private to "cesión": ió.
"cesan" · 5 letters · shape CVCVC · "cesión" · 6 letters · shape CVCVVC
Known mistypes of this pair
- cesan ← ccesan · ceasn · cesann · cesna · cessan · csean · ecsan · sesan
Frequently Asked Questions
Can "cesan" and "cesión" be used interchangeably?
In ordinary Spanish text, does "cesan" or "cesión" 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 "cesión" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #90,861 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "cesan" and "cesión" 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 #90,861 of 323,831 scored Spanish pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.