Which to use
“cèdent” is a verb and “cedex” is a noun - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #26,320
- “cèdent” frequency rank
- #24,139
- “cedex” frequency rank
- 50459
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | cèdent | cedex |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Troisième personne du pluriel de l’indicatif présent 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 eye mixes cèdent and cedex
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 3 letters in sequence.
Why the eye confuses cèdent with cedex
These two trip readers on the page rather than in the ear: cèdent is \sɛd\ 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 50459, 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\. 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 50459, this pair ranks #162,439 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of cèdent vs cedex
Shared letters: cde. Private to "cèdent": ntè. Private to "cedex": x.
"cèdent" · 6 letters · shape CVCVCC · "cedex" · 5 letters · shape CVCVC
Known mistypes of this pair
- cedex ← ccedex · cdeex · ceddex · cedexx · cedxe · ceedx · ecdex
Frequently Asked Questions
Is swapping "cèdent" for "cedex" ever safe?
Which is more common, "cèdent" or "cedex"?
What to do next
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 "cedex" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #162,439 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "cèdent" and "cedex" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "cèdent vs chient". Nearby pair
- Recorded mistypes exist for at least one side of this pair, useful when a spell-checker or OCR lands on the wrong form. See mistypes
Confusion rank #162,439 of 440,172 scored French pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.