Which to use
“céda” is a verb and “celi” is a pronoun - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #38,740
- “céda” frequency rank
- #47,778
- “celi” frequency rank
- 86518
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | céda | celi |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Troisième personne du singulier du passé simple du verbe céder. | Celui. |
Letter map: céda vs celi
Shared letters muted; letters that set céda and celi apart highlighted. Shared run: 1. céda and celi follow the identical consonant-vowel pattern (CVCV). Same shape at a glance is often the real trap, independent of shared letters.
Role in the sentence - céda and celi
Our dataset has no pronunciation recorded for both members, so the reliable separator here is grammatical: céda is averb and celiapronoun. On the page they share most of their letters but differ in 3 positions. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 86518, 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\. celi is at rank #47,778, tagged as apron.
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 86518, this pair ranks #9,595 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs - among the most confusable pairs.
Orthographic DNA of céda vs celi
Shared letters: c. Private to "céda": adé. Private to "celi": eil.
"céda" · 4 letters · shape CVCV · "celi" · 4 letters · shape CVCV
Known mistypes of this pair
- celi ← cceli · celli · clei · ecli
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "céda" and "celi" mean the same thing in a sentence?
Which is more common, "céda" or "celi"?
After this comparison
Done with this confusable. These links stay specific to "céda" and "celi".
- Full dictionary entry for "céda" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "celi" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #9,595 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "céda" and "celi" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "celi vs cese". 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 #9,595 of 440,172 scored French pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.