Which to use
“cesión” and “cesiones” are a confusable Spanish pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #12,107
- “cesión” frequency rank
- #46,990
- “cesiones” frequency rank
- 59097
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | cesión | cesiones |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Transferencia de los derechos o cosas de una persona, entidad u organización a otra, sea de forma onerosa o gratuita. | Forma del plural de cesión. |
Where the eye mixes cesión and cesiones
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 5 letters in sequence. cesión runs 6 letters (CVCVVC) against cesiones's 8 (CVCVVCVC) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.
Why the eye confuses cesión with cesiones
A purely visual mix-up. cesión ([seˈsjõn]) and cesiones ([seˈsjones]) 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 59097, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
cesión is recorded at frequency rank #12,107, classified as anoun, pronounced [seˈsjõn]. cesiones is at rank #46,990, tagged as anoun, pronounced [seˈsjones].
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 59097, this pair ranks #63,918 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs - among the most confusable pairs.
Orthographic DNA of cesión vs cesiones
Shared letters: ceins. Private to "cesión": ó. Private to "cesiones": o.
"cesión" · 6 letters · shape CVCVVC · "cesiones" · 8 letters · shape CVCVVCVC
Known mistypes of this pair
- cesiones ← ccesiones · ceisones · cesinoes · cesioens · cesioness · cesionnes · cesionse · cesoines
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "cesión" and "cesiones" mean the same thing in a sentence?
Frequency check: "cesión" vs "cesiones" - which ranks higher?
Useful next steps
Pronunciation already separates them, if the page still looks alike, the dictionary links below settle it.
- Full dictionary entry for "cesión" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "cesiones" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #63,918 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "cesión" and "cesiones" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "cesen vs cesión". 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 #63,918 of 323,831 scored Spanish pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.