Which to use
“cédées” and “citées” are a confusable French pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #38,237
- “cédées” frequency rank
- #13,541
- “citées” frequency rank
- 51778
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | cédées | citées |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Participe passé féminin pluriel du verbe céder. | Participe passé féminin pluriel du verbe citer. |
Where the eye mixes cédées and citées
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 4 letters in sequence.
Look-alike desk: cédées vs citées
A purely visual mix-up. cédées (\se.de\) and citées (\si.te\) 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 51778, 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\. citées is at rank #13,541, tagged as averb, pronounced \si.te\.
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 51778, this pair ranks #152,548 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of cédées vs citées
Shared letters: cesé. Private to "cédées": d. Private to "citées": it.
"cédées" · 6 letters · shape CVCVVC · "citées" · 6 letters · shape CVCVVC
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "cédées" and "citées" mean the same thing in a sentence?
Which is more common, "cédées" or "citées"?
Useful next steps
Eye-level mix-up between "cédées" and "citées" 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 "citées" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #152,548 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "cédées" and "citées" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "cédées vs cuvées". Nearby pair
Confusion rank #152,548 of 440,172 scored French pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.