CFDT

\se.ɛf.de.te\

/\se.ɛf.de.te\/ noun

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The verdict

“CFDT” has 7 generated spelling variants in the French index at frequency #16,567. The variants make it a useful spelling check.

#16,567
frequency rank, French
8,609
“C” headwords
7
tracked misspellings
20
confusable pairs

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Confédération française démocratique du travail, centrale syndicale française créée en 1964.

Corpus desk

Index FR-cfdt · CFDT · French

CFDT · rank #16,567 · 7 variants · 20 confusables

  • FREQ-MID #16,567
  • LEN-MID 4 letters
  • VOW-0 0 vowels
  • CONFUS-HIGH 20 pairs
  • VAR-MID 7 variants
  • BOOK-DENSE 8,609
  • PHOTO-FINISH caverne

Nearest frequency peer: caverne (-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.

Pairs de rang près de l'aimant d'erreurs « CFDT »

Même bande de rareté: utile si une faute tombe sur un lemme voisin

corpus weight

What this shows « CFDT » siège parmi ces pairs FrequencyWords; la profondeur des fautes est suivie à part dans le graphique d'édition.

Source FrequencyWords open word-frequency list As of September 3, 2026

Visual similarity to commonly confused words

How many letter changes separate each confused pair (Levenshtein distance, normalized).

CFDT vs Ct
25% similar
CFDT vs CGT
50% similar
CFDT vs cod
0% similar

Source: PlainSpell confusable corpus (Wiktionary, CC BY-SA).

Key facts for CFDT
PropertyValue
HeadwordCFDT
LanguageFrench
Part of speechNoun
IPA\se.ɛf.de.te\
Letters4
Frequency rank#16,567
Misspellings tracked7
Confusable pairs20
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Fréquence de l'aimant d'erreurs « CFDT »

De gauche à droite: le peu qui porte la parole quotidienne, puis la longue queue quasi invisible.CFDTse place ici:

#1#100#1K#10K#100K
← used constantlyrarely used →

L'échelle est logarithmique (chaque tic ≈ 10× plus rare). Dans la même bande de rareté figurent « caverne » (#16,566), « Charentes » (#16,568), « catch » (#16,565). Parmi 8,609 lemmes en « C », « CFDT » est au #16,567. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

A misspelling magnet

The generator records 7 spelling variants around CFDT (IPA \se.ɛf.de.te\), anoun. Corpus frequency is #16,567 among 8,609 “C” headwords. Dominant gloss: "Confédération française démocratique du travail, centrale syndicale française créée en 1964.".

Our generated misspelling index lists 7 likely wrong-spelling variants for CFDT, with forms such as "ccfdt", "cdft", and "cfddt". 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 20 confusable-pair relationships, "Ct", "CGT", "cod", and more, where similar look or sound leads writers to substitute one word for another in context.

Our source data has no etymology on file for this entry, so its spelling is easiest explained by how it's pronounced rather than where it came from. The correct French form is CFDT, spelled C-F-D-T.

Definition

  1. 1
    Confédération française démocratique du travail, centrale syndicale française créée en 1964.

Recorded use

Wiktionary example

These source excerpts show how CFDT appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.

  1. Conseillés notamment par Jean Le Faucheur, délégué départemental de la CFDT (lire ci-dessous), les grévistes demandent à négocier directement avec la direction hollandaise.

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as:

  • ccfdt
  • cdft
  • cfddt
  • cfdtt
  • cffdt
  • cftd
  • fcdt

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

How far each generated variant is from the correct spelling of CFDT - measured in single-character edits (insert, delete, or substitute a letter). Larger bars are easier to catch; one-edit slips are the sneakiest.

ccfdt1cdft2cfddt1cfdtt1cffdt1cftd2fcdt2
Edit distance from "CFDT"

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.

Frequently Asked Questions

How do you spell "CFDT"?
"CFDT" is spelled C-F-D-T. The IPA pronunciation is \se.ɛf.de.te\.
What does "CFDT" mean?
As a noun, "CFDT" means: Confédération française démocratique du travail, centrale syndicale française créée en 1964.
What words are commonly confused with "CFDT"?
"CFDT" is commonly confused with "Ct", "CGT", "cod". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.
How do you pronounce "CFDT"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "CFDT" is \se.ɛf.de.te\. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "CFDT" come from?
"CFDT" is a French word. You can look up definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data for this and other words across English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German on PlainSpell.
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Similar French words by spelling shape

Same letter count and similar misspelling depth for "CFDT", not the corpus desk frequency band.

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked French headwords with 4 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

bird#16,555dana#16,588Amir#16,543drew#16,598

Similar misspelling depth

Headwords with a similar count of attested misspellings (7 here; floor ≥5).

cages7 variantsbuvez7 variantsaward7 variantsapprit7 variants

Source: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org) Structured Wiktionary extract

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list