ceux
\sø\
The verdict
“ceux” has 5 generated spelling variants in the French index at frequency #175. The variants make it a useful spelling check.
- #175
- frequency rank, French
- 8,609
- “C” headwords
- 5
- tracked misspellings
- 20
- confusable pairs
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Masculin pluriel de celui.
Corpus desk
Index FR-ceux · ceux · French
ceux · rank #175 · 5 variants · 20 confusables
- FREQ-CORE #175
- LEN-MID 4 letters
- VOW-2 2 vowels
- CONFUS-HIGH 20 pairs
- VAR-MID 5 variants
- BOOK-DENSE 8,609
- PHOTO-FINISH cet
Nearest frequency peer: cet (-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.
Frequency neighbourhood for “ceux”
Lower corpus rank = more everyday usage (inverted bar length for readability)
- puis
puis
99,829 corpus weight
- année
année
99,828 corpus weight
- cet
cet
99,827 corpus weight
- ceux
ceux
99,826 corpus weight
- elles
elles
99,825 corpus weight
- moment
moment
99,824 corpus weight
What this shows Bars show where “ceux” sits against the nearest ranked French headwords in the FrequencyWords band, not a reprint of letter-browse containment.
Visual similarity to commonly confused words
How many letter changes separate each confused pair (Levenshtein distance, normalized).
Source: PlainSpell confusable corpus (Wiktionary, CC BY-SA).
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | ceux |
| Language | French |
| Part of speech | Pronoun |
| IPA | \sø\ |
| Letters | 4 |
| Frequency rank | #175 |
| Misspellings tracked | 5 |
| Confusable pairs | 20 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Where “ceux” sits in French frequency
A misspelling magnet
The generator records 5 spelling variants around ceux (IPA \sø\), apronoun. Corpus frequency is #175 among 8,609 “C” headwords. Dominant gloss: "Masculin pluriel de celui.".
Our generated misspelling index lists 5 likely wrong-spelling variants for ceux, with forms such as "cceux", "ceuxx", and "cexu". Each of these forms differs from the correct spelling by one small edit: a doubled letter, a dropped silent letter, or a substituted vowel. It also participates in 20 confusable-pair relationships, "CX", "cul", "cru", and more, since the words sound or look close enough that writers reach for the wrong one mid-sentence.
This entry's etymology isn't recorded, so its spelling is easiest explained by how it's pronounced rather than where it came from. The correct French form is ceux, spelled C-E-U-X.
Definition
- 1Masculin pluriel de celui.
Recorded use
Wiktionary examplesThese source excerpts show how ceux appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.
Ceux de mes compagnons de voyage qui se disposent à traverser la Caspienne, se hâtent de courir vers le port.
Je tenterai d'établir la même comparaison entre les atterrissements vaseux intertidaux de la région de Tuléar et ceux, bien connus de la Corse et de la Manche.
Common misspellings
Also misspelled as:
- cceux
- ceuxx
- cexu
- cuex
- ecux
Misspelling Pattern Breakdown
How far each generated variant is from the correct spelling of ceux - measured in single-character edits (insert, delete, or substitute a letter). Larger bars are easier to catch; one-edit slips are the sneakiest.
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.
PlainSpell is rendered directly from structured Wiktionary extracts and open word-frequency lists, no number is typed in by an editor. See our editorial standards & corrections policy, the methodology behind these numbers, or report a data error. Data current as of September 3, 2026. Primary sources: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org) and FrequencyWords.
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Similar French words by spelling shape
Same letter count and similar misspelling depth for "ceux", not the corpus desk frequency band.
Same letter count
Frequency-ranked French headwords with 4 letters (nearest by frequency rank).
Similar misspelling depth
Headwords with a similar count of attested misspellings (5 here; floor ≥5).
What to do next
You've looked up "ceux". Here's where to go from here.
- "ceux" maps to 20 confusable pairs in this vintage; the highest-scored is "CX". View pair
- 5 edit-distance misspelling variants are generated for spell-check research on this headword. See variants
- Usage frequency rank #175 among French headwords in this corpus. Corpus statistics
- Browse more French words in the "C" letter cohort. C–Z browse
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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.