Which to use
“céda” is a verb and “cedex” is a noun - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #38,740
- “céda” frequency rank
- #24,139
- “cedex” frequency rank
- 62879
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | céda | cedex |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Troisième personne du singulier du passé simple du verbe céder. | Courrier d’entreprise à distribution exceptionnelle. Cette mention apposée sur un courrier en France indique que celui-ci doit être distribué par un réseau spécialisé dans le transport du courrier aux entreprises et aux organismes administratifs. |
Where the eye mixes céda and cedex
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 2 letters in sequence.
Visual trap between céda and cedex
These two trip readers on the page rather than in the ear: céda is \se.da\ while cedex is \se.dɛks\. 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 (verb vs noun), which is usually the fastest check. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 62879, 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\. cedex is at rank #24,139, tagged as anoun, pronounced \se.dɛks\.
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 62879, this pair ranks #84,778 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs - among the most confusable pairs.
Orthographic DNA of céda vs cedex
Shared letters: cd. Private to "céda": aé. Private to "cedex": ex.
"céda" · 4 letters · shape CVCV · "cedex" · 5 letters · shape CVCVC
Known mistypes of this pair
- cedex ← ccedex · cdeex · ceddex · cedexx · cedxe · ceedx · ecdex
Frequently Asked Questions
Can "céda" and "cedex" be used interchangeably?
In ordinary French text, does "céda" or "cedex" show up more?
Useful next steps
Eye-level mix-up between "céda" and "cedex" 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 "cedex" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #84,778 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "céda" and "cedex" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "céda vs cedar". 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 #84,778 of 440,172 scored French pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.