Which to use
“cdr” and “cedar” are a confusable French pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #39,697
- “cdr” frequency rank
- #48,975
- “cedar” frequency rank
- 88672
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | cdr | cedar |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | La seconde partie du doublet en LISP, qui pointe le reste d’une liste. | Cèdre. |
Where the eye mixes cdr and cedar
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 3 letters in sequence.
Visual trap between cdr and cedar
A purely visual mix-up. cdr (\ku.dœʁ\) and cedar (\ˈsi.də\) 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 2 letter(s) in length. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 88672, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
cdr is recorded at frequency rank #39,697, classified as anoun, pronounced \ku.dœʁ\. cedar is at rank #48,975, tagged as anoun, pronounced \ˈsi.də\.
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 88672, this pair ranks #6,690 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs - among the most confusable pairs.
Orthographic DNA of cdr vs cedar
Shared letters: cdr. Private to "cdr": -. Private to "cedar": ae.
"cdr" · 3 letters · shape CCC · "cedar" · 5 letters · shape CVCVC
Known mistypes of this pair
- cedar ← ccedar · cdear · ceadr · cedarr · ceddar · cedra · ecdar
Frequently Asked Questions
Is swapping "cdr" for "cedar" ever safe?
Frequency check: "cdr" vs "cedar" - which ranks higher?
Useful next steps
Eye-level mix-up between "cdr" and "cedar" is sorted above. Next: full entries or other pairs that share a letter shape.
- Full dictionary entry for "cdr" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "cedar" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #6,690 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "cdr" and "cedar" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "cedar vs cédez". 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 #6,690 of 440,172 scored French pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.