Which to use
“cédée” is a verb and “cèdres” is a noun - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #30,121
- “cédée” frequency rank
- #41,212
- “cèdres” frequency rank
- 71333
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | cédée | cèdres |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Participe passé féminin singulier du verbe céder. | Pluriel de cèdre |
Where the eye mixes cédée and cèdres
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 3 letters in sequence. cédée runs 5 letters (CVCVV) against cèdres's 6 (CVCCVC) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.
Visual trap between cédée and cèdres
These two trip readers on the page rather than in the ear: cédée is \se.de\ while cèdres 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 71333, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
cédée is recorded at frequency rank #30,121, classified as averb, pronounced \se.de\. cèdres is at rank #41,212, 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 71333, this pair ranks #47,909 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs - among the most confusable pairs.
Orthographic DNA of cédée vs cèdres
Shared letters: cde. Private to "cédée": é. Private to "cèdres": rsè.
"cédée" · 5 letters · shape CVCVV · "cèdres" · 6 letters · shape CVCCVC
Frequently Asked Questions
Can "cédée" and "cèdres" be used interchangeably?
In ordinary French text, does "cédée" or "cèdres" show up more?
Useful next steps
Visual near-miss handled. Browse the word pages or a neighbour when the next look-alike shows up.
- Full dictionary entry for "cédée" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "cèdres" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #47,909 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "cédée" and "cèdres" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "cédez vs cèdres". Nearby pair
Confusion rank #47,909 of 440,172 scored French pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.