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“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.

7 ch
cesaron
8 ch
costaron

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

  • cesaronccesaron · ceasron · cesaorn · cesarno · cesaronn · cesarron · cesraon · cessaron
  • costaronccostaron · cosatron · cosstaron · costaorn · costarno · costaronn · costarron · costraon

Frequently Asked Questions

Can "cesaron" and "costaron" be used interchangeably?
No. They are said differently ([seˈsaɾõn] versus [kosˈt̪aɾõn]) and carry different meanings; reading the sentence aloud is usually enough to catch the wrong one.
Frequency check: "cesaron" vs "costaron" - which ranks higher?
"costaron" is the more common of the two: it sits at frequency rank #31,727 in our Spanish list, against #39,109 for "cesaron". The two are close in frequency, so neither is a safe default; check the meaning rather than guessing.

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.

Source: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org) Structured Wiktionary extract

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list