Which to use
“cesan” and “cesó” are a confusable Spanish pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #40,706
- “cesan” frequency rank
- #22,977
- “cesó” frequency rank
- 63683
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | cesan | cesó |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Tercera persona del plural (ellos, ellas; ustedes, 2.ª persona) del presente de indicativo de cesar. | Tercera persona del singular (él, ella, ello; usted, 2.ª persona) del pretérito perfecto simple de indicativo de cesar. |
Where the eye mixes cesan and cesó
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 3 letters in sequence.
Look-alike desk: cesan vs cesó
A purely visual mix-up. cesan ([ˈsesãn]) and cesó ([seˈso]) 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 63683, 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]. cesó is at rank #22,977, tagged as averb, pronounced [seˈso].
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 63683, this pair ranks #47,978 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs - among the most confusable pairs.
Orthographic DNA of cesan vs cesó
Shared letters: ces. Private to "cesan": an. Private to "cesó": ó.
"cesan" · 5 letters · shape CVCVC · "cesó" · 4 letters · shape CVCV
Known mistypes of this pair
- cesan ← ccesan · ceasn · cesann · cesna · cessan · csean · ecsan · sesan
Frequently Asked Questions
Is swapping "cesan" for "cesó" ever safe?
In ordinary Spanish text, does "cesan" or "cesó" show up more?
Useful next steps
Eye-level mix-up between "cesan" and "cesó" is sorted above. Next: full entries or other pairs that share a letter shape.
- Full dictionary entry for "cesan" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "cesó" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #47,978 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "cesan" and "cesó" 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 #47,978 of 323,831 scored Spanish pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.