Which to use
“céda” and “cédait” are a confusable French pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #38,740
- “céda” frequency rank
- #40,706
- “cédait” frequency rank
- 79446
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | céda | cédait |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Troisième personne du singulier du passé simple du verbe céder. | Troisième personne du singulier de l’indicatif imparfait du verbe céder. |
Where the eye mixes céda and cédait
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 4 letters in sequence. céda runs 4 letters (CVCV) against cédait's 6 (CVCVVC) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.
Why the eye confuses céda with cédait
A purely visual mix-up. céda (\se.da\) and cédait (\se.dɛ\) 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 extra letter(s) - “céda” sits inside “cédait”. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 79446, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
céda is recorded at frequency rank #38,740, classified as averb, pronounced \se.da\. cédait is at rank #40,706, tagged as averb, pronounced \se.dɛ\.
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 79446, this pair ranks #23,250 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs - among the most confusable pairs.
Orthographic DNA of céda vs cédait
Shared letters: acdé. Private to "céda": -. Private to "cédait": it.
"céda" · 4 letters · shape CVCV · "cédait" · 6 letters · shape CVCVVC
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "céda" and "cédait" mean the same thing in a sentence?
Which is more common, "céda" or "cédait"?
What to do next
Eye-level mix-up between "céda" and "cédait" is sorted above. Next: full entries or other pairs that share a letter shape.
- Full dictionary entry for "céda" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "cédait" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #23,250 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "céda" and "cédait" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "cédait vs cedar". Nearby pair
Confusion rank #23,250 of 440,172 scored French pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.