Which to use
“ses” is an article and “sesos” is a noun - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #27,012
- “ses” frequency rank
- #34,343
- “sesos” frequency rank
- 61355
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | ses | sesos |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Las | Forma del plural de seso. |
Where the eye mixes ses and sesos
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 3 letters in sequence. ses runs 3 letters (CVC) against sesos's 5 (CVCVC) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.
Look-alike desk: ses vs sesos
These two trip readers on the page rather than in the ear: ses is [ˈses] while sesos is [ˈsesos]. Spoken aloud the problem disappears. In writing it persists, because they differ by 2 extra letter(s) - “ses” sits inside “sesos”, and the parts of speech differ too (article vs noun), which is usually the fastest check. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 61355, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
ses is recorded at frequency rank #27,012, classified as anarticle, pronounced [ˈses]. 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 61355, this pair ranks #55,728 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs - among the most confusable pairs.
Orthographic DNA of ses vs sesos
Shared letters: es. Private to "ses": -. Private to "sesos": o.
"ses" · 3 letters · shape CVC · "sesos" · 5 letters · shape CVCVC
Known mistypes of this pair
- sesos ← cesos · seoss · sesoss · sesso · sessos · sseos · ssesos
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "ses" and "sesos" mean the same thing in a sentence?
Frequency check: "ses" vs "sesos" - which ranks higher?
What to do next
Eye-level mix-up between "ses" and "sesos" is sorted above. Next: full entries or other pairs that share a letter shape.
- Full dictionary entry for "ses" 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 #55,728 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "ses" 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 #55,728 of 323,831 scored Spanish pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.