Which to use
“season” and “sesos” are a confusable Spanish pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #27,006
- “season” frequency rank
- #34,343
- “sesos” frequency rank
- 61349
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | season | sesos |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Estación (cada una de los cuatro periodos en que se divide el año, primavera, verano, otoño e invierno). | Forma del plural de seso. |
Where the eye mixes season and sesos
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 4 letters in sequence. season runs 6 letters (CVVCVC) against sesos's 5 (CVCVC) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.
Look-alike desk: season vs sesos
A purely visual mix-up. season (/ˈsiː.zən/) and sesos ([ˈsesos]) 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 61349, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
season is recorded at frequency rank #27,006, classified as anoun, pronounced /ˈsiː.zən/. sesos is at rank #34,343, tagged as anoun, pronounced [ˈsesos].
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 61349, this pair ranks #55,751 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs - among the most confusable pairs.
Orthographic DNA of season vs sesos
Shared letters: eos. Private to "season": an. Private to "sesos": -.
"season" · 6 letters · shape CVVCVC · "sesos" · 5 letters · shape CVCVC
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "season" and "sesos" mean the same thing in a sentence?
Which is more common, "season" or "sesos"?
After this comparison
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- Full dictionary entry for "season" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "sesos" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #55,751 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "season" and "sesos" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "sesos vs soso". 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 #55,751 of 323,831 scored Spanish pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.