cece
\ˈt͡ʃe.t͡ʃe\
The verdict
“cece” is uncommon French (frequency #60,631 among 8,609 “C” headwords), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
- #60,631
- frequency rank, French
- 8,609
- “C” headwords
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Pois chiche.
Corpus desk
Index FR-cece · cece · French
cece · rank #60,631 · 0 variants · 0 confusables
- FREQ-RARE #60,631
- LEN-MID 4 letters
- VOW-2 2 vowels
- CONFUS-0 No pairs
- VAR-0 0 variants
- BOOK-DENSE 8,609
- PHOTO-FINISH CECA
Nearest frequency peer: CECA (-1 rank slots)
Desk codes from Wiktionary headword shape, FrequencyWords rank tier, confusable-pair count, generated misspelling depth, letter-cohort book size, and photo-finish peer. Not a difficulty grade.
Rangs de longue queue près de « cece »
Bande clairsemée: les barres inversent le rang pour que le rare se lise plus court
- caucasiens
caucasiens
39,375 corpus weight
- Caylus
Caylus
39,374 corpus weight
- CCS
CCS
39,372 corpus weight
- CECA
CECA
39,371 corpus weight
- cece
cece
39,370 corpus weight
- cherchés
cherchés
39,369 corpus weight
What this shows Vue de longue queue: où « cece » se situe face à des rangs français aussi rares.
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | cece |
| Language | French |
| Part of speech | Noun |
| IPA | \ˈt͡ʃe.t͡ʃe\ |
| Letters | 4 |
| Frequency rank | #60,631 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Longue queue: rang de « cece » en français
Rare enough to double-check
cece is uncommon French at frequency #60,631 among 8,609 “C” headwords, classed as anoun, transcribed \ˈt͡ʃe.t͡ʃe\. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "Pois chiche.".
cece has no tracked misspelling variants, which points to an orthography that plays by predictable French rules. This headword has no recorded confusable partner, which typically means the spelling is too distinctive to be mistaken for another word.
No documented word history exists for this headword, so its spelling is easiest explained by how it's pronounced rather than where it came from. The correct French form is cece, spelled C-E-C-E.
Definition
- 1Pois chiche.
Recorded use
Wiktionary exampleThese source excerpts show how cece appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.
Avere il cece nell'orecchio. Avoir les portugaises ensablées, être dur d'oreille.
Definitions, pronunciation, and etymology for this entry are drawn from Wiktionary via the kaikki.org structured extract (CC BY-SA); frequency ordering uses the FrequencyWords open word-frequency list (2018 French corpus, MIT). See the methodology for how each field is sourced and updated.
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