Which to use
“cesó” is a verb and “ciego” is an adjective - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #22,977
- “cesó” frequency rank
- #4,687
- “ciego” frequency rank
- 27664
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | cesó | ciego |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Tercera persona del singular (él, ella, ello; usted, 2.ª persona) del pretérito perfecto simple de indicativo de cesar. | Que no ve por defecto en los ojos o en el encéfalo. |
Where the eye mixes cesó and ciego
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 2 letters in sequence. cesó runs 4 letters (CVCV) against ciego's 5 (CVVCV) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.
Look-alike desk: cesó vs ciego
These two trip readers on the page rather than in the ear: cesó is [seˈso] while ciego is [ˈsjeɣ̞o]. Spoken aloud the problem disappears. In writing it persists, because they differ by 1 letter(s) in length, and the parts of speech differ too (verb vs adjective), which is usually the fastest check. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 27664, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
cesó is recorded at frequency rank #22,977, classified as averb, pronounced [seˈso]. ciego is at rank #4,687, tagged as anadj, pronounced [ˈsjeɣ̞o].
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 27664, this pair ranks #225,746 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of cesó vs ciego
Shared letters: ce. Private to "cesó": só. Private to "ciego": gio.
"cesó" · 4 letters · shape CVCV · "ciego" · 5 letters · shape CVVCV
Known mistypes of this pair
- ciego ← cciego · ceigo · cieggo · cieog · cigeo · icego · siego
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "cesó" and "ciego" mean the same thing in a sentence?
Frequency check: "cesó" vs "ciego" - which ranks higher?
Useful next steps
Visual near-miss handled. Browse the word pages or a neighbour when the next look-alike shows up.
- Full dictionary entry for "cesó" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "ciego" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #225,746 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "cesó" and "ciego" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "ceba vs cesó". 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 #225,746 of 323,831 scored Spanish pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.