cédéesvscedexWhat's the difference?

Quick tell: cédées is a verb, cedex is a noun, so they fill different roles in a sentence.

Which to use

“cédées” is a verb and “cedex” is a noun - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.

#38,237
“cédées” frequency rank
#24,139
“cedex” frequency rank
62376
confusion score

Side-by-Side Comparison

Feature cédées cedex
Definition Participe passé féminin pluriel du verbe céder. Courrier d’entreprise à distribution exceptionnelle. Cette mention apposée sur un courrier en France indique que celui-ci doit être distribué par un réseau spécialisé dans le transport du courrier aux entreprises et aux organismes administratifs.

Where the spellings diverge

Shared letters are muted; the letters that actually set cédées and cedex apart are highlighted. They share 3 letters in sequence, which is exactly why the eye skips the difference.

6 ch
cédées
5 ch
cedex

Spelling & Dictionary Insight

These two trip readers on the page rather than in the ear: cédées is \se.de\ while cedex is \se.dɛks\. 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 62376, 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\. cedex is at rank #24,139, tagged as anoun, pronounced \se.dɛks\.

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 62376, this pair ranks #87,446 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs - among the most confusable pairs.

Orthographic DNA of cédées vs cedex

Shared letters: cde. Private to "cédées": . Private to "cedex": x.

"cédées" · 6 letters · shape CVCVVC  ·  "cedex" · 5 letters · shape CVCVC

Known mistypes of this pair

  • cedexccedex · cdeex · ceddex · cedexx · cedxe · ceedx · ecdex

Frequency comparison

cédées#38,237
cedex#24,139

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list

Frequently Asked Questions

Can "cédées" and "cedex" be used interchangeably?
No - they are not even the same part of speech. "cédées" is a verb and "cedex" a noun, so a sentence built for one is usually ungrammatical with the other.
Which is more common, "cédées" or "cedex"?
"cedex" is the more common of the two: it sits at frequency rank #24,139 in our French list, against #38,237 for "cédées". The two are close in frequency, so neither is a safe default; check the meaning rather than guessing.

Remembering cédées vs cedex

The fastest way to pick the right one every time.

  • Check the role first: if you need a verb, it's “cédées”; for a noun, it's “cedex”.
  • See each word in full, definition, IPA, etymology and its other confusables. Full “cédées” entry
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Source: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org) Structured Wiktionary extract

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list FrequencyWords open word-frequency list