Which to use
“cèdent” and “ceint” are a confusable French pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #26,320
- “cèdent” frequency rank
- #46,637
- “ceint” frequency rank
- 72957
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | cèdent | ceint |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Troisième personne du pluriel de l’indicatif présent du verbe céder. | Participe passé masculin singulier de ceindre. |
Where the eye mixes cèdent and ceint
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 4 letters in sequence. cèdent runs 6 letters (CVCVCC) against ceint's 5 (CVVCC) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.
Look-alike desk: cèdent vs ceint
A purely visual mix-up. cèdent (\sɛd\) and ceint (\sɛ̃\) 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 72957, 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\. ceint is at rank #46,637, tagged as averb, pronounced \sɛ̃\.
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 72957, this pair ranks #42,202 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs - among the most confusable pairs.
Orthographic DNA of cèdent vs ceint
Shared letters: cent. Private to "cèdent": dè. Private to "ceint": i.
"cèdent" · 6 letters · shape CVCVCC · "ceint" · 5 letters · shape CVVCC
Known mistypes of this pair
- ceint ← cceint · ceinnt · ceintt · ceitn · cenit · cient · ecint
Frequently Asked Questions
Is swapping "cèdent" for "ceint" ever safe?
Which is more common, "cèdent" or "ceint"?
Useful next steps
Eye-level mix-up between "cèdent" and "ceint" is sorted above. Next: full entries or other pairs that share a letter shape.
- Full dictionary entry for "cèdent" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "ceint" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #42,202 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "cèdent" and "ceint" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "ceint 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 #42,202 of 440,172 scored French pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.