Which to use
“ceded” and “cried” are a confusable English pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #27,768
- “ceded” frequency rank
- #5,207
- “cried” frequency rank
- 32975
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | ceded | cried |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | simple past and past participle of cede | simple past and past participle of cry |
Where the eye mixes ceded and cried
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 3 letters in sequence.
Look-alike desk: ceded vs cried
A purely visual mix-up. ceded (/ˈsiːdɪd/) and cried (/kɹaɪd/) 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 2 positions. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 32975, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
ceded is recorded at frequency rank #27,768, classified as averb, pronounced /ˈsiːdɪd/. cried is at rank #5,207, tagged as averb, pronounced /kɹaɪd/.
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 32975, this pair ranks #333,318 of 530,003 scored English confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of ceded vs cried
Shared letters: cde. Private to "ceded": -. Private to "cried": ir.
"ceded" · 5 letters · shape CVCVC · "cried" · 5 letters · shape CCVVC
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "ceded" and "cried" mean the same thing in a sentence?
Which is more common, "ceded" or "cried"?
What to do next
Eye-level mix-up between "ceded" and "cried" is sorted above. Next: full entries or other pairs that share a letter shape.
- Full dictionary entry for "ceded" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "cried" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #333,318 of 530,003 scored English confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "ceded" and "cried" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "ceded vs crewed". 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 #333,318 of 530,003 scored English pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.