Which to use
“cèdent” and “chient” are a confusable French pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #26,320
- “cèdent” frequency rank
- #48,980
- “chient” frequency rank
- 75300
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | cèdent | chient |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Troisième personne du pluriel de l’indicatif présent du verbe céder. | Troisième personne du pluriel de l’indicatif présent du verbe chier. |
Where the eye mixes cèdent and chient
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 4 letters in sequence. cèdent (CVCVCC) and chient (CCVVCC) run the same length but a different consonant-vowel pattern - the shape difference is usually the fastest tell.
Visual trap between cèdent and chient
A purely visual mix-up. cèdent (\sɛd\) and chient (\ʃi\) are said differently, so reading them aloud is the quickest way to catch the wrong one. On the page they stay close: they share most of their letters but differ in 2 positions. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 75300, 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\. chient is at rank #48,980, tagged as averb, pronounced \ʃi\.
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 75300, this pair ranks #34,506 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs - among the most confusable pairs.
Orthographic DNA of cèdent vs chient
Shared letters: cent. Private to "cèdent": dè. Private to "chient": hi.
"cèdent" · 6 letters · shape CVCVCC · "chient" · 6 letters · shape CCVVCC
Known mistypes of this pair
- chient ← cchient · cheint · chhient · chiennt · chientt · chietn · chinet · cihent
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "cèdent" and "chient" mean the same thing in a sentence?
Which is more common, "cèdent" or "chient"?
What to do next
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 "chient" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #34,506 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "cèdent" and "chient" 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 #34,506 of 440,172 scored French pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.