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“cage” and “cese” are a confusable French pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #5,639
- “cage” frequency rank
- #47,212
- “cese” frequency rank
- 52851
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | cage | cese |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Petite loge portative faite de fils de fer ou de menus bâtons d’osier et dans laquelle on enferme ordinairement des petits animaux. | Cessation, action de cesser. |
Where the eye mixes cage and cese
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 2 letters in sequence.
Look-alike desk: cage vs cese
A purely visual mix-up. cage (\kaʒ\) and cese (\ˈθese\) are said differently, so reading them aloud is the quickest way to catch the wrong one. On the page they stay close: they share most of their letters but differ in 2 positions. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 52851, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
cage is recorded at frequency rank #5,639, classified as anoun, pronounced \kaʒ\. cese is at rank #47,212, tagged as anoun, pronounced \ˈθese\.
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 52851, this pair ranks #144,817 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of cage vs cese
Shared letters: ce. Private to "cage": ag. Private to "cese": s.
"cage" · 4 letters · shape CVCV · "cese" · 4 letters · shape CVCV
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Is swapping "cage" for "cese" ever safe?
Which is more common, "cage" or "cese"?
Useful next steps
Eye-level mix-up between "cage" and "cese" is sorted above. Next: full entries or other pairs that share a letter shape.
- Full dictionary entry for "cage" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "cese" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #144,817 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "cage" and "cese" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "CCE vs cese". 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 #144,817 of 440,172 scored French pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.