Which to use
“cédées” is a verb and “censées” is an adjective - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #38,237
- “cédées” frequency rank
- #20,384
- “censées” frequency rank
- 58621
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | cédées | censées |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Participe passé féminin pluriel du verbe céder. | Féminin pluriel de censé. |
Where the eye mixes cédées and censées
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 4 letters in sequence.
Spelling & Dictionary Insight
These two trip readers on the page rather than in the ear: cédées is \se.de\ while censées is \sɑ̃.se\. 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 adjective), which is usually the fastest check. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 58621, 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\. censées is at rank #20,384, tagged as anadj, pronounced \sɑ̃.se\.
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 58621, this pair ranks #107,957 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs - among the most confusable pairs.
Orthographic DNA of cédées vs censées
Shared letters: cesé. Private to "cédées": d. Private to "censées": n.
"cédées" · 6 letters · shape CVCVVC · "censées" · 7 letters · shape CVCCVVC
Frequently Asked Questions
Can "cédées" and "censées" be used interchangeably?
Which is more common, "cédées" or "censées"?
What to do next
You've compared "cédées" and "censées". Here's where to go from here.
- Full dictionary entry for "cédées" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "censées" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #107,957 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "cédées" and "censées" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "cédées vs cuvées". Nearby pair
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