Which to use
“ceci” is a pronoun and “cei” is an article - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #959
- “ceci” frequency rank
- #31,876
- “cei” frequency rank
- 32835
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | ceci | cei |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Pronom démonstratif neutre désignant un objet situé à proximité de la personne qui parle ou une image située à proximité du mot. | Article adjectival (ou démonstratif) nominatif et accusatif masculin pluriel, généralement traduit par « les ». |
Letter map: ceci vs cei
Shared letters muted; letters that set ceci and cei apart highlighted. Shared run: 3. ceci runs 4 letters (CVCV) against cei's 3 (CVV) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.
Role in the sentence - ceci and cei
Our dataset has no pronunciation recorded for both members, so the reliable separator here is grammatical: ceci is apronoun and ceianarticle. On the page they differ by 1 letter(s) in length. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 32835, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
ceci is recorded at frequency rank #959, classified as apron, pronounced \sə.si\. cei is at rank #31,876, tagged as anarticle.
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 32835, this pair ranks #294,631 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of ceci vs cei
Shared letters: cei. Private to "ceci": -. Private to "cei": -.
"ceci" · 4 letters · shape CVCV · "cei" · 3 letters · shape CVV
Known mistypes of this pair
- ceci ← cceci · ccei · cecci · ceic · ecci
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "ceci" and "cei" mean the same thing in a sentence?
Which is more common, "ceci" or "cei"?
What to do next
Done with this confusable. These links stay specific to "ceci" and "cei".
- Full dictionary entry for "ceci" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "cei" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #294,631 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "ceci" and "cei" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "CCE vs cei". 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 #294,631 of 440,172 scored French pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.