Which to use
“CDG” is a symbol and “ces” is a determiner - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #23,794
- “CDG” frequency rank
- #74
- “ces” frequency rank
- 23868
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | CDG | ces |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Code AITA de l’aéroport Paris-Charles-de-Gaulle dans le système de codification international des aéroports. | Pluriel de ce et cette. |
Letter map: CDG vs ces
Shared letters muted; letters that set CDG and ces apart highlighted. Shared run: 1.
Part-of-speech tell for CDG / ces
Our dataset has no pronunciation recorded for both members, so the reliable separator here is grammatical: CDG is asymbol and cesadeterminer. On the page they share most of their letters but differ in 2 positions. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 23868, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
CDG is recorded at frequency rank #23,794, classified as asymbol. ces is at rank #74, tagged as adet, pronounced \se\.
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 23868, this pair ranks #349,979 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.
Orthographic DNA of CDG vs ces
Shared letters: c. Private to "CDG": dg. Private to "ces": es.
"CDG" · 3 letters · shape CCC · "ces" · 3 letters · shape CVC
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "CDG" and "ces" mean the same thing in a sentence?
Which is more common, "CDG" or "ces"?
After this comparison
Done with this confusable. These links stay specific to "CDG" and "ces".
- Full dictionary entry for "CDG" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "ces" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #349,979 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "CDG" and "ces" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "CCE vs CDG". Nearby pair
Confusion rank #349,979 of 440,172 scored French pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.