Which to use
“cédées” and “cèdent” are a confusable French pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #38,237
- “cédées” frequency rank
- #26,320
- “cèdent” frequency rank
- 64557
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | cédées | cèdent |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Participe passé féminin pluriel du verbe céder. | Troisième personne du pluriel de l’indicatif présent du verbe céder. |
Where the eye mixes cédées and cèdent
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 3 letters in sequence. cédées (CVCVVC) and cèdent (CVCVCC) run the same length but a different consonant-vowel pattern - the shape difference is usually the fastest tell.
Why the eye confuses cédées with cèdent
A purely visual mix-up. cédées (\se.de\) and cèdent (\sɛd\) 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 4 positions. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 64557, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
cédées is recorded at frequency rank #38,237, classified as averb, pronounced \se.de\. cèdent is at rank #26,320, tagged as averb, pronounced \sɛd\.
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 64557, this pair ranks #76,498 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs - among the most confusable pairs.
Orthographic DNA of cédées vs cèdent
Shared letters: cde. Private to "cédées": sé. Private to "cèdent": ntè.
"cédées" · 6 letters · shape CVCVVC · "cèdent" · 6 letters · shape CVCVCC
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "cédées" and "cèdent" mean the same thing in a sentence?
Which is more common, "cédées" or "cèdent"?
Useful next steps
Eye-level mix-up between "cédées" and "cèdent" is sorted above. Next: full entries or other pairs that share a letter shape.
- Full dictionary entry for "cédées" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "cèdent" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #76,498 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "cédées" and "cèdent" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "cédées vs cuvées". Nearby pair
Confusion rank #76,498 of 440,172 scored French pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.