Which to use
“César” is a noun and “cessar” is a verb - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #4,218
- “César” frequency rank
- #8,729
- “cessar” frequency rank
- 12947
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | César | cessar |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | prenome masculino | interromper, não continuar |
Where the eye mixes César and cessar
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 4 letters in sequence.
Look-alike desk: César vs cessar
These two trip readers on the page rather than in the ear: César is /'sɛ.zaɾ/ while cessar is /sɨ.ˈsaɾ/. Spoken aloud the problem disappears. In writing it persists, because they differ by 1 letter(s) in length, and the parts of speech differ too (noun vs verb), which is usually the fastest check. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 12947, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
César is recorded at frequency rank #4,218, classified as anoun, pronounced /'sɛ.zaɾ/. cessar is at rank #8,729, tagged as averb, pronounced /sɨ.ˈsaɾ/.
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 12947, this pair ranks #59,517 of 75,631 scored Portuguese confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.
Orthographic DNA of César vs cessar
Shared letters: acrs. Private to "César": é. Private to "cessar": e.
"César" · 5 letters · shape CVCVC · "cessar" · 6 letters · shape CVCCVC
Known mistypes of this pair
- cessar ← ccessar · cesar · cesasr · cessarr · cessra · csesar · ecssar
Frequently Asked Questions
Is swapping "César" for "cessar" ever safe?
Frequency check: "César" vs "cessar" - 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 "César" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "cessar" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #59,517 of 75,631 scored Portuguese confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "César" and "cessar" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "César vs césio". 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 #59,517 of 75,631 scored Portuguese pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.