Which to use
“CCE” is a name and “cei” is an article - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #49,543
- “CCE” frequency rank
- #31,876
- “cei” frequency rank
- 81419
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | CCE | cei |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Organe central de la direction du FLN, créé en 1956, remplacé en 1958 par le GPRA. | Article adjectival (ou démonstratif) nominatif et accusatif masculin pluriel, généralement traduit par « les ». |
Letter map: CCE vs cei
Shared letters muted; letters that set CCE and cei apart highlighted. Shared run: 2. CCE (CCV) and cei (CVV) run the same length but a different consonant-vowel pattern - the shape difference is usually the fastest tell.
Role in the sentence - CCE and cei
Our dataset has no pronunciation recorded for both members, so the reliable separator here is grammatical: CCE is aname and ceianarticle. On the page they share most of their letters but differ in 2 positions. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 81419, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
CCE is recorded at frequency rank #49,543, classified as aname. cei is at rank #31,876, tagged as anarticle.
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 81419, this pair ranks #18,789 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs - among the most confusable pairs.
Orthographic DNA of CCE vs cei
Shared letters: ce. Private to "CCE": -. Private to "cei": i.
"CCE" · 3 letters · shape CCV · "cei" · 3 letters · shape CVV
Frequently Asked Questions
Can "CCE" and "cei" be used interchangeably?
In ordinary French text, does "CCE" or "cei" show up more?
What to do next
You've compared "CCE" and "cei". Here's where to go from here.
- Full dictionary entry for "CCE" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "cei" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #18,789 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "CCE" and "cei" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "CCE vs CPGE". Nearby pair
Confusion rank #18,789 of 440,172 scored French pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.