Which to use
“cec” is an adjective and “coca” is a noun - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #46,636
- “cec” frequency rank
- #7,799
- “coca” frequency rank
- 54435
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | cec | coca |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Aveugle. | Plante d’Amérique du Sud de la famille des érythroxylacées utilisée par les populations locales, comme plante médicinale et pour fabriquer la cocaïne, dont les feuilles, mâchées par les courriers, les voyageurs, les mineurs, leur permettent de rester un jour ou deux sans prendre d'aliments solides ou liquides. |
Where the eye mixes cec and coca
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 2 letters in sequence.
Visual trap between cec and coca
These two trip readers on the page rather than in the ear: cec is \ˈsek\ while coca is \kɔ.ka\. 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 54435, 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\. coca is at rank #7,799, tagged as anoun, pronounced \kɔ.ka\.
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 54435, this pair ranks #134,090 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of cec vs coca
Shared letters: c. Private to "cec": e. Private to "coca": ao.
"cec" · 3 letters · shape CVC · "coca" · 4 letters · shape CVCV
Known mistypes of this pair
- coca ← ccoa · ccoca · coac · cocca · occa
Frequently Asked Questions
Is swapping "cec" for "coca" ever safe?
Frequency check: "cec" vs "coca" - which ranks higher?
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 "cec" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "coca" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #134,090 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "cec" and "coca" 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 #134,090 of 440,172 scored French pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.