Which to use
“cédez” is a verb and “cèdre” is a noun - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #47,273
- “cédez” frequency rank
- #28,508
- “cèdre” frequency rank
- 75781
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | cédez | cèdre |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Deuxième personne du pluriel de l’indicatif présent du verbe céder. | 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 spellings diverge
Shared letters are muted; the letters that actually set cédez and cèdre apart are highlighted. They share 3 letters in sequence, which is exactly why the eye skips the difference.
Spelling & Dictionary Insight
These two trip readers on the page rather than in the ear: cédez is \se.de\ while cèdre is \sɛdʁ\. Spoken aloud the problem disappears. In writing it persists, because they share most of their letters but differ in 3 positions, and the parts of speech differ too (verb vs noun), which is usually the fastest check. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 75781, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
cédez is recorded at frequency rank #47,273, classified as averb, pronounced \se.de\. 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 75781, this pair ranks #33,028 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs - among the most confusable pairs.
Orthographic DNA of cédez vs cèdre
Shared letters: cde. Private to "cédez": zé. Private to "cèdre": rè.
"cédez" · 5 letters · shape CVCVC · "cèdre" · 5 letters · shape CVCCV
Frequency comparison
Frequently Asked Questions
Can "cédez" and "cèdre" be used interchangeably?
Which is more common, "cédez" or "cèdre"?
Remembering cédez vs cèdre
The fastest way to pick the right one every time.
- Check the role first: if you need a verb, it's “cédez”; for a noun, it's “cèdre”.
- See each word in full, definition, IPA, etymology and its other confusables. Full “cédez” entry
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