Which to use
“cedex” and “cèdres” are a confusable French pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #24,139
- “cedex” frequency rank
- #41,212
- “cèdres” frequency rank
- 65351
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | cedex | cèdres |
|---|---|---|
| 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. | Pluriel de cèdre |
Where the eye mixes cedex and cèdres
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 3 letters in sequence.
Visual trap between cedex and cèdres
A purely visual mix-up. cedex (\se.dɛks\) and cèdres (\sɛdʁ\) 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 65351, 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\. cèdres is at rank #41,212, 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 65351, this pair ranks #72,789 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs - among the most confusable pairs.
Orthographic DNA of cedex vs cèdres
Shared letters: cde. Private to "cedex": x. Private to "cèdres": rsè.
"cedex" · 5 letters · shape CVCVC · "cèdres" · 6 letters · shape CVCCVC
Known mistypes of this pair
- cedex ← ccedex · cdeex · ceddex · cedexx · cedxe · ceedx · ecdex
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "cedex" and "cèdres" mean the same thing in a sentence?
Frequency check: "cedex" vs "cèdres" - which ranks higher?
Useful next steps
Pronunciation already separates them, if the page still looks alike, the dictionary links below settle it.
- Full dictionary entry for "cedex" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "cèdres" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #72,789 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "cedex" and "cèdres" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "cédez vs cèdres". 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 #72,789 of 440,172 scored French pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.