Which to use
“cdr” and “CFDT” are a confusable French pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #39,697
- “cdr” frequency rank
- #16,567
- “CFDT” frequency rank
- 56264
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | cdr | CFDT |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | La seconde partie du doublet en LISP, qui pointe le reste d’une liste. | Confédération française démocratique du travail, centrale syndicale française créée en 1964. |
Where the eye mixes cdr and CFDT
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 2 letters in sequence. cdr runs 3 letters (CCC) against CFDT's 4 (CCCC) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.
Why the eye confuses cdr with CFDT
A purely visual mix-up. cdr (\ku.dœʁ\) and CFDT (\se.ɛf.de.te\) 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 56264, 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\. CFDT is at rank #16,567, tagged as anoun, pronounced \se.ɛf.de.te\.
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 56264, this pair ranks #122,181 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of cdr vs CFDT
Shared letters: cd. Private to "cdr": r. Private to "CFDT": ft.
"cdr" · 3 letters · shape CCC · "CFDT" · 4 letters · shape CCCC
Known mistypes of this pair
- CFDT ← ccfdt · cdft · cfddt · cfdtt · cffdt · cftd · fcdt
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "cdr" and "CFDT" mean the same thing in a sentence?
Which is more common, "cdr" or "CFDT"?
What to do next
Pronunciation already separates them, if the page still looks alike, the dictionary links below settle it.
- Full dictionary entry for "cdr" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "CFDT" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #122,181 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "cdr" and "CFDT" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "cdr vs ciro". 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 #122,181 of 440,172 scored French pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.