Which to use
“cec” is an adjective and “ceci” is a pronoun - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #46,636
- “cec” frequency rank
- #959
- “ceci” frequency rank
- 47595
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | cec | ceci |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Aveugle. | Pronom démonstratif neutre désignant un objet situé à proximité de la personne qui parle ou une image située à proximité du mot. |
Where the eye mixes cec and ceci
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 3 letters in sequence. cec runs 3 letters (CVC) against ceci's 4 (CVCV) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.
Visual trap between cec and ceci
These two trip readers on the page rather than in the ear: cec is \ˈsek\ while ceci is \sə.si\. Spoken aloud the problem disappears. In writing it persists, because they differ by 1 extra letter(s) - “cec” sits inside “ceci”, and the parts of speech differ too (adjective vs pronoun), which is usually the fastest check. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 47595, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
cec is recorded at frequency rank #46,636, classified as anadj, pronounced \ˈsek\. ceci is at rank #959, tagged as apron, pronounced \sə.si\.
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 47595, this pair ranks #185,692 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of cec vs ceci
Shared letters: ce. Private to "cec": -. Private to "ceci": i.
"cec" · 3 letters · shape CVC · "ceci" · 4 letters · shape CVCV
Known mistypes of this pair
- ceci ← cceci · ccei · cecci · ceic · ecci
Frequently Asked Questions
Can "cec" and "ceci" be used interchangeably?
Frequency check: "cec" vs "ceci" - which ranks higher?
After this comparison
Eye-level mix-up between "cec" and "ceci" is sorted above. Next: full entries or other pairs that share a letter shape.
- Full dictionary entry for "cec" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "ceci" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #185,692 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "cec" and "ceci" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "CCE vs cec". 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 #185,692 of 440,172 scored French pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.