Which to use
“cédés” is a verb and “crêpes” is a noun - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #33,204
- “cédés” frequency rank
- #12,757
- “crêpes” frequency rank
- 45961
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | cédés | crêpes |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Participe passé masculin pluriel du verbe céder. | Pluriel de crêpe, sorte d’étoffe. |
Where the eye mixes cédés and crêpes
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 2 letters in sequence. cédés runs 5 letters (CVCVC) against crêpes's 6 (CCVCVC) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.
Why the eye confuses cédés with crêpes
These two trip readers on the page rather than in the ear: cédés is \se.de\ while crêpes is \kʁɛp\. 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 45961, 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\. crêpes is at rank #12,757, tagged as anoun, pronounced \kʁɛp\.
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 45961, this pair ranks #198,710 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of cédés vs crêpes
Shared letters: cs. Private to "cédés": dé. Private to "crêpes": eprê.
"cédés" · 5 letters · shape CVCVC · "crêpes" · 6 letters · shape CCVCVC
Frequently Asked Questions
Can "cédés" and "crêpes" be used interchangeably?
In ordinary French text, does "cédés" or "crêpes" show up more?
What to do next
Eye-level mix-up between "cédés" and "crêpes" is sorted above. Next: full entries or other pairs that share a letter shape.
- Full dictionary entry for "cédés" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "crêpes" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #198,710 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "cédés" and "crêpes" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "cedar vs cédés". Nearby pair
Confusion rank #198,710 of 440,172 scored French pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.