Which to use
“cesaron” and “costaron” are a confusable Spanish pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #39,109
- “cesaron” frequency rank
- #31,727
- “costaron” frequency rank
- 70836
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | cesaron | costaron |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Tercera persona del plural (ellos, ellas; ustedes, 2.ª persona) del pretérito perfecto simple de indicativo de cesar. | Tercera persona del plural (ellos, ellas; ustedes, 2.ª persona) del pretérito perfecto simple de indicativo de costar. |
Where the eye mixes cesaron and costaron
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 6 letters in sequence.
Why the eye confuses cesaron with costaron
A purely visual mix-up. cesaron ([seˈsaɾõn]) and costaron ([kosˈt̪aɾõn]) 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 70836, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
cesaron is recorded at frequency rank #39,109, classified as averb, pronounced [seˈsaɾõn]. costaron is at rank #31,727, tagged as averb, pronounced [kosˈt̪aɾõn].
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 70836, this pair ranks #28,811 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs - among the most confusable pairs.
Orthographic DNA of cesaron vs costaron
Shared letters: acnors. Private to "cesaron": e. Private to "costaron": t.
"cesaron" · 7 letters · shape CVCVCVC · "costaron" · 8 letters · shape CVCCVCVC
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Can "cesaron" and "costaron" be used interchangeably?
Frequency check: "cesaron" vs "costaron" - which ranks higher?
After this comparison
Eye-level mix-up between "cesaron" and "costaron" is sorted above. Next: full entries or other pairs that share a letter shape.
- Full dictionary entry for "cesaron" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "costaron" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #28,811 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "cesaron" and "costaron" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "cesaron vs citaron". 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 #28,811 of 323,831 scored Spanish pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.