Which to use
“cesta” and “costra” are a confusable Spanish pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #16,530
- “cesta” frequency rank
- #44,080
- “costra” frequency rank
- 60610
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | cesta | costra |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Recipiente tejido de mimbre, esparto o material similar. | Tejido temporal formado por las plaquetas que cubre una herida para proteger la dermis durante el proceso de regeneración. |
Where the eye mixes cesta and costra
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 4 letters in sequence. cesta runs 5 letters (CVCCV) against costra's 6 (CVCCCV) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.
Visual trap between cesta and costra
A purely visual mix-up. cesta ([ˈsest̪a]) and costra ([ˈkost̪ɾa]) 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 60610, 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]. costra is at rank #44,080, tagged as anoun, pronounced [ˈkost̪ɾa].
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 60610, this pair ranks #58,342 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs - among the most confusable pairs.
Orthographic DNA of cesta vs costra
Shared letters: acst. Private to "cesta": e. Private to "costra": or.
"cesta" · 5 letters · shape CVCCV · "costra" · 6 letters · shape CVCCCV
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Is swapping "cesta" for "costra" ever safe?
Frequency check: "cesta" vs "costra" - which ranks higher?
What to do next
Eye-level mix-up between "cesta" and "costra" 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 "costra" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #58,342 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "cesta" and "costra" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "casará vs costra". 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 #58,342 of 323,831 scored Spanish pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.