Which to use
“cèdent” and “cessent” are a confusable French pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #26,320
- “cèdent” frequency rank
- #11,011
- “cessent” frequency rank
- 37331
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | cèdent | cessent |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Troisième personne du pluriel de l’indicatif présent du verbe céder. | Troisième personne du pluriel de l’indicatif présent du verbe cesser. |
Where the eye mixes cèdent and cessent
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 4 letters in sequence.
Visual trap between cèdent and cessent
A purely visual mix-up. cèdent (\sɛd\) and cessent (\sɛs\) 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 37331, 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\. cessent is at rank #11,011, tagged as averb, pronounced \sɛs\.
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 37331, this pair ranks #263,178 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of cèdent vs cessent
Shared letters: cent. Private to "cèdent": dè. Private to "cessent": s.
"cèdent" · 6 letters · shape CVCVCC · "cessent" · 7 letters · shape CVCCVCC
Known mistypes of this pair
- cessent ← ccessent · cesent · cesesnt · cessennt · cessentt · cessetn · cessnet · csesent
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "cèdent" and "cessent" mean the same thing in a sentence?
In ordinary French text, does "cèdent" or "cessent" show up more?
After this comparison
Pronunciation already separates them, if the page still looks alike, the dictionary links below settle it.
- Full dictionary entry for "cèdent" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "cessent" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #263,178 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "cèdent" and "cessent" 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 #263,178 of 440,172 scored French pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.