Which to use
“cedex” and “cèdre” are a confusable French pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #24,139
- “cedex” frequency rank
- #28,508
- “cèdre” frequency rank
- 52647
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | cedex | cèdre |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Courrier d’entreprise à distribution exceptionnelle. Cette mention apposée sur un courrier en France indique que celui-ci doit être distribué par un réseau spécialisé dans le transport du courrier aux entreprises et aux organismes administratifs. | Espèce d’arbre du genre Cedrus, conifère de grande taille de la famille des Pinacées, aux branches horizontales en plans superposés et à cônes globuleux et dressés, souvent utilisé pour l’ornementation et dont le bois passe pour incorruptible. |
Where the eye mixes cedex and cèdre
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 3 letters in sequence.
Why the eye confuses cedex with cèdre
A purely visual mix-up. cedex (\se.dɛks\) and cèdre (\sɛdʁ\) 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 3 positions. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 52647, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
cedex is recorded at frequency rank #24,139, classified as anoun, pronounced \se.dɛks\. cèdre is at rank #28,508, tagged as anoun, pronounced \sɛdʁ\.
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 52647, this pair ranks #146,226 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of cedex vs cèdre
Shared letters: cde. Private to "cedex": x. Private to "cèdre": rè.
"cedex" · 5 letters · shape CVCVC · "cèdre" · 5 letters · shape CVCCV
Known mistypes of this pair
- cedex ← ccedex · cdeex · ceddex · cedexx · cedxe · ceedx · ecdex
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "cedex" and "cèdre" mean the same thing in a sentence?
Frequency check: "cedex" vs "cèdre" - which ranks higher?
After this comparison
Visual near-miss handled. Browse the word pages or a neighbour when the next look-alike shows up.
- Full dictionary entry for "cedex" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "cèdre" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #146,226 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "cedex" and "cèdre" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "cedar vs cèdre". 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 #146,226 of 440,172 scored French pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.