Which to use
“cesión” and “cesto” are a confusable Spanish pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #12,107
- “cesión” frequency rank
- #33,014
- “cesto” frequency rank
- 45121
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | cesión | cesto |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Transferencia de los derechos o cosas de una persona, entidad u organización a otra, sea de forma onerosa o gratuita. | Recipiente tejido con mimbres, varillas u otros derivados de la madera, o hecho con materiales sintéticos, en especial cuando es más alto que ancho, y de mayor tamaño que una cesta normal. |
Where the eye mixes cesión and cesto
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 3 letters in sequence. cesión runs 6 letters (CVCVVC) against cesto's 5 (CVCCV) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.
Look-alike desk: cesión vs cesto
A purely visual mix-up. cesión ([seˈsjõn]) and cesto ([ˈsest̪o]) 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 45121, 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]. cesto is at rank #33,014, tagged as anoun, pronounced [ˈsest̪o].
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 45121, this pair ranks #133,270 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of cesión vs cesto
Shared letters: ces. Private to "cesión": inó. Private to "cesto": ot.
"cesión" · 6 letters · shape CVCVVC · "cesto" · 5 letters · shape CVCCV
Known mistypes of this pair
- cesto ← ccesto · cesot · cessto · cestto · cetso · cseto · ecsto · sesto
Frequently Asked Questions
Can "cesión" and "cesto" be used interchangeably?
In ordinary Spanish text, does "cesión" or "cesto" show up more?
After this comparison
Eye-level mix-up between "cesión" and "cesto" is sorted above. Next: full entries or other pairs that share a letter shape.
- Full dictionary entry for "cesión" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "cesto" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #133,270 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "cesión" and "cesto" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "cedo vs cesto". 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 #133,270 of 323,831 scored Spanish pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.