Which to use
“cdr” and “cidre” are a confusable French pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #39,697
- “cdr” frequency rank
- #16,832
- “cidre” frequency rank
- 56529
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | cdr | cidre |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | La seconde partie du doublet en LISP, qui pointe le reste d’une liste. | Boisson faite par fermentation alcoolique de jus de pommes pressurées. |
Where the eye mixes cdr and cidre
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 3 letters in sequence. cdr runs 3 letters (CCC) against cidre's 5 (CVCCV) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.
Why the eye confuses cdr with cidre
A purely visual mix-up. cdr (\ku.dœʁ\) and cidre (\sidʁ\) 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 56529, 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\. cidre is at rank #16,832, tagged as anoun, pronounced \sidʁ\.
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 56529, this pair ranks #120,553 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of cdr vs cidre
Shared letters: cdr. Private to "cdr": -. Private to "cidre": ei.
"cdr" · 3 letters · shape CCC · "cidre" · 5 letters · shape CVCCV
Known mistypes of this pair
- cidre ← ccidre · cdire · ciddre · cider · cidrre · cirde · icdre
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "cdr" and "cidre" mean the same thing in a sentence?
Which is more common, "cdr" or "cidre"?
What to do next
Visual near-miss handled. Browse the word pages or a neighbour when the next look-alike shows up.
- Full dictionary entry for "cdr" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "cidre" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #120,553 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "cdr" and "cidre" 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 #120,553 of 440,172 scored French pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.