Which to use
“cade” and “cedex” are a confusable French pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #40,160
- “cade” frequency rank
- #24,139
- “cedex” frequency rank
- 64299
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | cade | cedex |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Oxycèdre. | Courrier d’entreprise à distribution exceptionnelle. Cette mention apposée sur un courrier en France indique que celui-ci doit être distribué par un réseau spécialisé dans le transport du courrier aux entreprises et aux organismes administratifs. |
Where the eye mixes cade and cedex
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 3 letters in sequence.
Why the eye confuses cade with cedex
A purely visual mix-up. cade (\kad\) and cedex (\se.dɛks\) are said differently, so reading them aloud is the quickest way to catch the wrong one. On the page they stay close: they differ by 1 letter(s) in length. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 64299, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
cade is recorded at frequency rank #40,160, classified as anoun, pronounced \kad\. cedex is at rank #24,139, tagged as anoun, pronounced \se.dɛks\.
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 64299, this pair ranks #77,736 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs - among the most confusable pairs.
Orthographic DNA of cade vs cedex
Shared letters: cde. Private to "cade": a. Private to "cedex": x.
"cade" · 4 letters · shape CVCV · "cedex" · 5 letters · shape CVCVC
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Can "cade" and "cedex" be used interchangeably?
Which is more common, "cade" or "cedex"?
What to do next
Pronunciation already separates them, if the page still looks alike, the dictionary links below settle it.
- Full dictionary entry for "cade" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "cedex" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #77,736 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "cade" and "cedex" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "cade vs conde". 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 #77,736 of 440,172 scored French pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.