Which to use
“césio” and “cesta” are a confusable Portuguese pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #41,427
- “césio” frequency rank
- #9,017
- “cesta” frequency rank
- 50444
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | césio | cesta |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | elemento químico de símbolo Cs, possui o número atômico 55 e massa atômica relativa 132,905 u; é um metal alcalino, de coloração ouro prateado; é encontrado em minerais de potássio, tais como micas, berílio, feldspatos e a polucita (alumínio-silicato de césio); o césio metálico é utilizado na fabricação de células fotoelétricas e detectores de infravermelho | objeto comumente feito de fibras ou vergas entrelaçadas, para o transporte e armazenamento de produtos como alimentos, roupas, etc |
Where the eye mixes césio and cesta
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 2 letters in sequence. césio (CVCVV) and cesta (CVCCV) run the same length but a different consonant-vowel pattern - the shape difference is usually the fastest tell.
Look-alike desk: césio vs cesta
A purely visual mix-up. césio (/ˈsɛzju/) 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 share most of their letters but differ in 3 positions. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 50444, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
césio is recorded at frequency rank #41,427, classified as anoun, pronounced /ˈsɛzju/. 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 50444, this pair ranks #14,520 of 75,631 scored Portuguese confusable pairs - among the most confusable pairs.
Orthographic DNA of césio vs cesta
Shared letters: cs. Private to "césio": ioé. Private to "cesta": aet.
"césio" · 5 letters · shape CVCVV · "cesta" · 5 letters · shape CVCCV
Known mistypes of this pair
- cesta ← ccesta · cesat · cessta · cestta · cetsa · cseta · ecsta
Frequently Asked Questions
Can "césio" and "cesta" be used interchangeably?
Frequency check: "césio" vs "cesta" - which ranks higher?
Useful next steps
Visual near-miss handled. Browse the word pages or a neighbour when the next look-alike shows up.
- Full dictionary entry for "césio" 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 #14,520 of 75,631 scored Portuguese confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "césio" and "cesta" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "césio vs cisto". 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 #14,520 of 75,631 scored Portuguese pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.