Which to use
“cédés” is a verb and “cens” is a noun - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #33,204
- “cédés” frequency rank
- #39,698
- “cens” frequency rank
- 72902
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | cédés | cens |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Participe passé masculin pluriel du verbe céder. | Redevance de toute nature que certains biens devaient annuellement au seigneur du fief dont ils relevaient. |
Where the eye mixes cédés and cens
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 2 letters in sequence. cédés runs 5 letters (CVCVC) against cens's 4 (CVCC) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.
Visual trap between cédés and cens
These two trip readers on the page rather than in the ear: cédés is \se.de\ while cens is \sɑ̃s\. 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 72902, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
cédés is recorded at frequency rank #33,204, classified as averb, pronounced \se.de\. cens is at rank #39,698, tagged as anoun, pronounced \sɑ̃s\.
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 72902, this pair ranks #42,383 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs - among the most confusable pairs.
Orthographic DNA of cédés vs cens
Shared letters: cs. Private to "cédés": dé. Private to "cens": en.
"cédés" · 5 letters · shape CVCVC · "cens" · 4 letters · shape CVCC
Known mistypes of this pair
- cens ← ccens · cenns · censs · cesn · ecns
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "cédés" and "cens" mean the same thing in a sentence?
Which is more common, "cédés" or "cens"?
What to do next
Pronunciation already separates them, if the page still looks alike, the dictionary links below settle it.
- Full dictionary entry for "cédés" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "cens" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #42,383 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "cédés" and "cens" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "cens vs CNE". 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 #42,383 of 440,172 scored French pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.