Which to use
“cedex” is a noun and “CEE” is a name - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #24,139
- “cedex” frequency rank
- #21,565
- “CEE” frequency rank
- 45704
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | cedex | CEE |
|---|---|---|
| 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. | La Communauté économique européenne, l’ancienne union économique fondée par le Traité de Rome en 1957 avec initialement 6 pays européens, étendue au fil des années jusqu’à 15 pays, et l’une des Communautés européennes qui ont précédé l’actuelle l’Union européenne formée par le Traité de fusion en 1992, qui les a intégrées dans la Communauté européenne (un des trois « piliers de l’Union »). |
Where the eye mixes cedex and CEE
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 3 letters in sequence.
Why the eye confuses cedex with CEE
These two trip readers on the page rather than in the ear: cedex is \se.dɛks\ while CEE is \se.ø.ø\. Spoken aloud the problem disappears. In writing it persists, because they differ by 2 letter(s) in length, and the parts of speech differ too (noun vs name), which is usually the fastest check. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 45704, 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\. CEE is at rank #21,565, tagged as aname, pronounced \se.ø.ø\.
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 45704, this pair ranks #200,671 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of cedex vs CEE
Shared letters: ce. Private to "cedex": dx. Private to "CEE": -.
"cedex" · 5 letters · shape CVCVC · "CEE" · 3 letters · shape CVV
Known mistypes of this pair
- cedex ← ccedex · cdeex · ceddex · cedexx · cedxe · ceedx · ecdex
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "cedex" and "CEE" mean the same thing in a sentence?
In ordinary French text, does "cedex" or "CEE" show up more?
What to do next
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 "CEE" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #200,671 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "cedex" and "CEE" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "cedar vs cedex". 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 #200,671 of 440,172 scored French pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.