Which to use
“cèdent” is a verb and “cent” is an adjective - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #26,320
- “cèdent” frequency rank
- #1,854
- “cent” frequency rank
- 28174
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | cèdent | cent |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Troisième personne du pluriel de l’indicatif présent du verbe céder. | Quatre-vingt-dix-neuf plus un, soit dix fois dix, correspondant au nombre 100. |
Where the eye mixes cèdent and cent
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 4 letters in sequence. cèdent runs 6 letters (CVCVCC) against cent's 4 (CVCC) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.
Visual trap between cèdent and cent
These two trip readers on the page rather than in the ear: cèdent is \sɛd\ while cent is \sɑ̃\. Spoken aloud the problem disappears. In writing it persists, because they differ by 2 letter(s) in length, and the parts of speech differ too (verb vs adjective), which is usually the fastest check. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 28174, 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\. cent is at rank #1,854, tagged as anadj, pronounced \sɑ̃\.
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 28174, this pair ranks #324,452 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of cèdent vs cent
Shared letters: cent. Private to "cèdent": dè. Private to "cent": -.
"cèdent" · 6 letters · shape CVCVCC · "cent" · 4 letters · shape CVCC
Known mistypes of this pair
- cent ← ccent · cennt · centt · cetn · cnet · ecnt
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "cèdent" and "cent" mean the same thing in a sentence?
Which is more common, "cèdent" or "cent"?
What to do next
Eye-level mix-up between "cèdent" and "cent" 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 "cent" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #324,452 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "cèdent" and "cent" 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 #324,452 of 440,172 scored French pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.