Which to use
“cec” is an adjective and “circ” is a noun - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #46,636
- “cec” frequency rank
- #39,213
- “circ” frequency rank
- 85849
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | cec | circ |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Aveugle. | Cirque, lieu destiné, chez les Romains, à accueillir les jeux publics |
Where the eye mixes cec and circ
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 2 letters in sequence. cec runs 3 letters (CVC) against circ's 4 (CVCC) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.
Visual trap between cec and circ
These two trip readers on the page rather than in the ear: cec is \ˈsek\ while circ is \ˈsiɾk\. Spoken aloud the problem disappears. In writing it persists, because they differ by 1 letter(s) in length, and the parts of speech differ too (adjective vs noun), which is usually the fastest check. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 85849, 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\. circ is at rank #39,213, tagged as anoun, pronounced \ˈsiɾk\.
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 85849, this pair ranks #10,651 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs - among the most confusable pairs.
Orthographic DNA of cec vs circ
Shared letters: c. Private to "cec": e. Private to "circ": ir.
"cec" · 3 letters · shape CVC · "circ" · 4 letters · shape CVCC
Known mistypes of this pair
- circ ← ccirc · circc · cirrc · cric · icrc
Frequently Asked Questions
Can "cec" and "circ" be used interchangeably?
In ordinary French text, does "cec" or "circ" show up more?
What to do next
Eye-level mix-up between "cec" and "circ" 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 "circ" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #10,651 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "cec" and "circ" 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 #10,651 of 440,172 scored French pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.