Which to use
“céda” is a verb and “cèdre” is a noun - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #38,740
- “céda” frequency rank
- #28,508
- “cèdre” frequency rank
- 67248
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | céda | cèdre |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Troisième personne du singulier du passé simple du verbe céder. | Espèce d’arbre du genre Cedrus, conifère de grande taille de la famille des Pinacées, aux branches horizontales en plans superposés et à cônes globuleux et dressés, souvent utilisé pour l’ornementation et dont le bois passe pour incorruptible. |
Where the eye mixes céda and cèdre
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 2 letters in sequence. céda runs 4 letters (CVCV) against cèdre's 5 (CVCCV) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.
Look-alike desk: céda vs cèdre
These two trip readers on the page rather than in the ear: céda is \se.da\ while cèdre is \sɛdʁ\. 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 67248, 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\. cèdre is at rank #28,508, tagged as anoun, pronounced \sɛdʁ\.
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 67248, this pair ranks #64,231 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs - among the most confusable pairs.
Orthographic DNA of céda vs cèdre
Shared letters: cd. Private to "céda": aé. Private to "cèdre": erè.
"céda" · 4 letters · shape CVCV · "cèdre" · 5 letters · shape CVCCV
Frequently Asked Questions
Can "céda" and "cèdre" be used interchangeably?
In ordinary French text, does "céda" or "cèdre" show up more?
What to do next
Pronunciation already separates them, if the page still looks alike, the dictionary links below settle it.
- Full dictionary entry for "céda" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "cèdre" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #64,231 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "céda" and "cèdre" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "céda vs cedar". Nearby pair
Confusion rank #64,231 of 440,172 scored French pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.