Which to use
“cédait” and “créait” are a confusable French pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #40,706
- “cédait” frequency rank
- #27,028
- “créait” frequency rank
- 67734
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | cédait | créait |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Troisième personne du singulier de l’indicatif imparfait du verbe céder. | Troisième personne du singulier de l’indicatif imparfait de créer. |
Where the eye mixes cédait and créait
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 5 letters in sequence. cédait (CVCVVC) and créait (CCVVVC) run the same length but a different consonant-vowel pattern - the shape difference is usually the fastest tell.
Visual trap between cédait and créait
A purely visual mix-up. cédait (\se.dɛ\) and créait (\kʁe.ɛ\) are said differently, so reading them aloud is the quickest way to catch the wrong one. On the page they stay close: they share most of their letters but differ in 2 positions. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 67734, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
cédait is recorded at frequency rank #40,706, classified as averb, pronounced \se.dɛ\. créait is at rank #27,028, tagged as averb, pronounced \kʁe.ɛ\.
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 67734, this pair ranks #62,125 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs - among the most confusable pairs.
Orthographic DNA of cédait vs créait
Shared letters: acité. Private to "cédait": d. Private to "créait": r.
"cédait" · 6 letters · shape CVCVVC · "créait" · 6 letters · shape CCVVVC
Frequently Asked Questions
Is swapping "cédait" for "créait" ever safe?
Frequency check: "cédait" vs "créait" - which ranks higher?
After this comparison
Pronunciation already separates them, if the page still looks alike, the dictionary links below settle it.
- Full dictionary entry for "cédait" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "créait" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #62,125 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "cédait" and "créait" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "cédait vs cedar". Nearby pair
Confusion rank #62,125 of 440,172 scored French pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.