Which to use
“cese” and “césped” are a confusable Spanish pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #8,926
- “cese” frequency rank
- #10,305
- “césped” frequency rank
- 19231
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | cese | césped |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Interrupción, cesación, alto en una actividad. | Hierba que cubre el suelo en los jardines. |
Where the eye mixes cese and césped
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 3 letters in sequence. cese runs 4 letters (CVCV) against césped's 6 (CVCCVC) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.
Look-alike desk: cese vs césped
A purely visual mix-up. cese ([ˈsese]) and césped ([ˈsespeð̞]) 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 19231, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
cese is recorded at frequency rank #8,926, classified as anoun, pronounced [ˈsese]. césped is at rank #10,305, tagged as anoun, pronounced [ˈsespeð̞].
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 19231, this pair ranks #264,633 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.
Orthographic DNA of cese vs césped
Shared letters: ces. Private to "cese": -. Private to "césped": dpé.
"cese" · 4 letters · shape CVCV · "césped" · 6 letters · shape CVCCVC
Known mistypes of this pair
- cese ← ccese · cece · cees · cesse · csee · ecse · sese
Frequently Asked Questions
Is swapping "cese" for "césped" ever safe?
In ordinary Spanish text, does "cese" or "césped" show up more?
Useful next steps
Eye-level mix-up between "cese" and "césped" is sorted above. Next: full entries or other pairs that share a letter shape.
- Full dictionary entry for "cese" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "césped" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #264,633 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "cese" and "césped" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "ceba vs cese". 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 #264,633 of 323,831 scored Spanish pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.