Which to use
“cèdent” and “cédés” are a confusable French pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #26,320
- “cèdent” frequency rank
- #33,204
- “cédés” frequency rank
- 59524
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | cèdent | cédés |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Troisième personne du pluriel de l’indicatif présent du verbe céder. | Participe passé masculin pluriel du verbe céder. |
Where the eye mixes cèdent and cédés
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 2 letters in sequence. cèdent runs 6 letters (CVCVCC) against cédés's 5 (CVCVC) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.
Look-alike desk: cèdent vs cédés
A purely visual mix-up. cèdent (\sɛd\) and cédés (\se.de\) 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 59524, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
cèdent is recorded at frequency rank #26,320, classified as averb, pronounced \sɛd\. cédés is at rank #33,204, tagged as averb, pronounced \se.de\.
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 59524, this pair ranks #102,668 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs - among the most confusable pairs.
Orthographic DNA of cèdent vs cédés
Shared letters: cd. Private to "cèdent": entè. Private to "cédés": sé.
"cèdent" · 6 letters · shape CVCVCC · "cédés" · 5 letters · shape CVCVC
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "cèdent" and "cédés" mean the same thing in a sentence?
In ordinary French text, does "cèdent" or "cédés" show up more?
After this comparison
Visual near-miss handled. Browse the word pages or a neighbour when the next look-alike shows up.
- Full dictionary entry for "cèdent" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "cédés" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #102,668 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "cèdent" and "cédés" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "cedar vs cédés". Nearby pair
Confusion rank #102,668 of 440,172 scored French pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.