Which to use
“cesta” and “cestas” are a confusable Spanish pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #16,530
- “cesta” frequency rank
- #40,707
- “cestas” frequency rank
- 57237
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | cesta | cestas |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Recipiente tejido de mimbre, esparto o material similar. | Forma del plural de cesta. |
Where the eye mixes cesta and cestas
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 5 letters in sequence.
Look-alike desk: cesta vs cestas
A purely visual mix-up. cesta ([ˈsest̪a]) and cestas ([ˈsest̪as]) 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 extra letter(s) - “cesta” sits inside “cestas”. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 57237, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
cesta is recorded at frequency rank #16,530, classified as anoun, pronounced [ˈsest̪a]. cestas is at rank #40,707, tagged as anoun, pronounced [ˈsest̪as].
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 57237, this pair ranks #71,289 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs - among the most confusable pairs.
Orthographic DNA of cesta vs cestas
Shared letters: acest. Private to "cesta": -. Private to "cestas": -.
"cesta" · 5 letters · shape CVCCV · "cestas" · 6 letters · shape CVCCVC
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Is swapping "cesta" for "cestas" ever safe?
Which is more common, "cesta" or "cestas"?
What to do next
Eye-level mix-up between "cesta" and "cestas" is sorted above. Next: full entries or other pairs that share a letter shape.
- Full dictionary entry for "cesta" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "cestas" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #71,289 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "cesta" and "cestas" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "cestas vs cultas". 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 #71,289 of 323,831 scored Spanish pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.