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“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.

6 ch
cesión
8 ch
cesiones

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?
No. They are said differently ([seˈsjõn] versus [seˈsjones]) and carry different meanings; reading the sentence aloud is usually enough to catch the wrong one.
Frequency check: "cesión" vs "cesiones" - which ranks higher?
"cesión" is the more common of the two: it sits at frequency rank #12,107 in our Spanish list, against #46,990 for "cesiones". The two are close in frequency, so neither is a safe default; check the meaning rather than guessing.

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.

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list