Cédric

/\se.dʁik\/ name

Letters

6 characters

Frequency Rank

#11,202

in French word usage

Misspellings

10

tracked variants

Confusables

4

similar word pairs

Cédric is aFrenchname. It means: Prénom masculin. Pronounced \se.dʁik\. Often confused with Celtic and cèdre.

Key facts for Cédric
PropertyValue
HeadwordCédric
LanguageFrench
Part of speechName
IPA\se.dʁik\
Letters6
Frequency rank#11,202
Misspellings tracked10
Confusable pairs4
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Frequency rank visualization

Position of Cédric in French word frequency (lower rank = more common)

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list

Spelling & Dictionary Insight

The French entry for Cédric is 6 letters long, classified as aname, and transcribed in the International Phonetic Alphabet as \se.dʁik\. Corpus data places it at rank #11,202 in overall French word frequency, marking it as uncommon enough that many writers pause before typing it.The dominant gloss from Wiktionary reads: "Prénom masculin.".

Our generated misspelling index lists 10 likely wrong-spelling variants for Cédric, with forms such as "ccédric", "cdéric", and "cedric". Each variant is a distinct typo pattern an edit-distance generator flags, typically a doubled-consonant error, a silent-letter drop, or a vowel substitution.It also participates in 4 confusable-pair relationships, "Celtic", "cèdre", "cédait", and more, where similar look or sound leads writers to substitute one word for another in context.

No explicit etymology string is stored for this entry, so spelling patterns must be inferred from the word's phoneme-to-grapheme mapping rather than from a documented borrowing chain. For readers arriving here from a spelling check, the authoritative guidance is: the correct French form is Cédric, spelled C-É-D-R-I-C, and any other sequence of those letters, regardless of how natural it feels, is a misspelling in standard orthography.

Definition

  1. 1
    Prénom masculin.

This word in other languages

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as: ccédric,cdéric,cedric,céddric,cédirc,cédrci,cédricc,cédrric,cérdic,écdric

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

Relative frequency of common misspelling types for Cédric

Misspelling Variants of "Cédric"

ccédric7cdéric6cedric6céddric7cédirc6cédrci6cédricc7cédrric7
Misspelling Variants of "Cédric"

Frequency rank: #11,202 in French

Frequently Asked Questions

How do you spell "Cédric"?
"Cédric" is spelled C-É-D-R-I-C. The IPA pronunciation is \se.dʁik\.
What does "Cédric" mean?
As a name, "Cédric" means: Prénom masculin.
What words are commonly confused with "Cédric"?
"Cédric" is commonly confused with "Celtic", "cèdre", "cédait". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.
How do you pronounce "Cédric"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "Cédric" is \se.dʁik\. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "Cédric" come from?
"Cédric" is a French word. PlainSpell covers definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data across English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German.
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Data Source: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org), licensed under CC BY-SA & GFDL. Word ordering uses an open word-frequency list; misspelling variants are generated by edit-distance from the correct headword.