Which to use
“cédées” and “créés” are a confusable French pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #38,237
- “cédées” frequency rank
- #6,489
- “créés” frequency rank
- 44726
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | cédées | créés |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Participe passé féminin pluriel du verbe céder. | Participe passé masculin pluriel de créer. |
Where the eye mixes cédées and créés
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 4 letters in sequence.
Why the eye confuses cédées with créés
A purely visual mix-up. cédées (\se.de\) and créés (\kʁe.e\) are said differently, so reading them aloud is the quickest way to catch the wrong one. On the page they stay close: they differ by 1 letter(s) in length. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 44726, 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\. créés is at rank #6,489, tagged as averb, pronounced \kʁe.e\.
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 44726, this pair ranks #208,276 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of cédées vs créés
Shared letters: csé. Private to "cédées": de. Private to "créés": r.
"cédées" · 6 letters · shape CVCVVC · "créés" · 5 letters · shape CCVVC
Frequently Asked Questions
Can "cédées" and "créés" be used interchangeably?
Frequency check: "cédées" vs "créés" - which ranks higher?
What to do next
Pronunciation already separates them, if the page still looks alike, the dictionary links below settle it.
- Full dictionary entry for "cédées" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "créés" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #208,276 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "cédées" and "créés" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "cédées vs cuvées". Nearby pair
Confusion rank #208,276 of 440,172 scored French pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.