Which to use
“cedex” and “cégep” are a confusable French pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #24,139
- “cedex” frequency rank
- #12,351
- “cégep” frequency rank
- 36490
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | cedex | cégep |
|---|---|---|
| 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. | Établissement d’enseignement collégial où est offerte une formation technique et pré-universitaire. |
Where the eye mixes cedex and cégep
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 2 letters in sequence.
Why the eye confuses cedex with cégep
A purely visual mix-up. cedex (\se.dɛks\) and cégep (\se.ʒɛp\) 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 36490, 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\. cégep is at rank #12,351, tagged as anoun, pronounced \se.ʒɛp\.
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 36490, this pair ranks #269,208 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of cedex vs cégep
Shared letters: ce. Private to "cedex": dx. Private to "cégep": gpé.
"cedex" · 5 letters · shape CVCVC · "cégep" · 5 letters · shape CVCVC
Known mistypes of this pair
- cedex ← ccedex · cdeex · ceddex · cedexx · cedxe · ceedx · ecdex
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "cedex" and "cégep" mean the same thing in a sentence?
Which is more common, "cedex" or "cégep"?
What to do next
Eye-level mix-up between "cedex" and "cégep" is sorted above. Next: full entries or other pairs that share a letter shape.
- Full dictionary entry for "cedex" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "cégep" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #269,208 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "cedex" and "cégep" 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 #269,208 of 440,172 scored French pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.