Which to use
“cesto” and “coito” are a confusable Spanish pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #33,014
- “cesto” frequency rank
- #30,814
- “coito” frequency rank
- 63828
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | cesto | coito |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | 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. | Acto sexual, biológicamente funcional a la reproducción de los animales vertebrados, en que entran en contacto los genitales de los participantes. |
Where the eye mixes cesto and coito
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 3 letters in sequence. cesto (CVCCV) and coito (CVVCV) run the same length but a different consonant-vowel pattern - the shape difference is usually the fastest tell.
Visual trap between cesto and coito
A purely visual mix-up. cesto ([ˈsest̪o]) and coito ([ˈkojt̪o]) are said differently, so reading them aloud is the quickest way to catch the wrong one. On the page they stay close: they share most of their letters but differ in 2 positions. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 63828, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
cesto is recorded at frequency rank #33,014, classified as anoun, pronounced [ˈsest̪o]. coito is at rank #30,814, tagged as anoun, pronounced [ˈkojt̪o].
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 63828, this pair ranks #47,462 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs - among the most confusable pairs.
Orthographic DNA of cesto vs coito
Shared letters: cot. Private to "cesto": es. Private to "coito": i.
"cesto" · 5 letters · shape CVCCV · "coito" · 5 letters · shape CVVCV
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "cesto" and "coito" mean the same thing in a sentence?
Frequency check: "cesto" vs "coito" - which ranks higher?
After this comparison
Pronunciation already separates them, if the page still looks alike, the dictionary links below settle it.
- Full dictionary entry for "cesto" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "coito" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #47,462 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "cesto" and "coito" 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 #47,462 of 323,831 scored Spanish pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.