Which to use
“cena” and “cesta” are a confusable Portuguese pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #1,139
- “cena” frequency rank
- #9,017
- “cesta” frequency rank
- 10156
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | cena | cesta |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | palco | objeto comumente feito de fibras ou vergas entrelaçadas, para o transporte e armazenamento de produtos como alimentos, roupas, etc |
Where the eye mixes cena and cesta
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 3 letters in sequence.
Why the eye confuses cena with cesta
A purely visual mix-up. cena (/ˈse.nɐ/) and cesta (/ˈseʃ.tɐ/, /ˈses.tɐ/ (menos frequente)) 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 10156, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
cena is recorded at frequency rank #1,139, classified as anoun, pronounced /ˈse.nɐ/. cesta is at rank #9,017, tagged as anoun, pronounced /ˈseʃ.tɐ/, /ˈses.tɐ/ (menos frequente).
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 10156, this pair ranks #63,049 of 75,631 scored Portuguese confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.
Orthographic DNA of cena vs cesta
Shared letters: ace. Private to "cena": n. Private to "cesta": st.
"cena" · 4 letters · shape CVCV · "cesta" · 5 letters · shape CVCCV
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "cena" and "cesta" mean the same thing in a sentence?
Which is more common, "cena" or "cesta"?
Useful next steps
Eye-level mix-up between "cena" and "cesta" is sorted above. Next: full entries or other pairs that share a letter shape.
- Full dictionary entry for "cena" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "cesta" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #63,049 of 75,631 scored Portuguese confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "cena" and "cesta" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "cerda vs cesta". 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 #63,049 of 75,631 scored Portuguese pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.