Which to use
“cesta” and “cesto” are a confusable Spanish pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #16,530
- “cesta” frequency rank
- #33,014
- “cesto” frequency rank
- 49544
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | cesta | cesto |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Recipiente tejido de mimbre, esparto o material similar. | 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 cesta and cesto
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 4 letters in sequence.
Why the eye confuses cesta with cesto
A purely visual mix-up. cesta ([ˈsest̪a]) 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 a single letter - a in “cesta” becomes o in “cesto”. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 49544, 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]. 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 49544, this pair ranks #108,207 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of cesta vs cesto
Shared letters: cest. Private to "cesta": a. Private to "cesto": o.
"cesta" · 5 letters · shape CVCCV · "cesto" · 5 letters · shape CVCCV
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Can "cesta" and "cesto" be used interchangeably?
Frequency check: "cesta" vs "cesto" - which ranks higher?
After this comparison
Eye-level mix-up between "cesta" and "cesto" 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 "cesto" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #108,207 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "cesta" 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 #108,207 of 323,831 scored Spanish pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.