Which to use
“cédez” and “cessez” are a confusable French pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #47,273
- “cédez” frequency rank
- #9,129
- “cessez” frequency rank
- 56402
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | cédez | cessez |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Deuxième personne du pluriel de l’indicatif présent du verbe céder. | Deuxième personne du pluriel de l’indicatif présent du verbe cesser. |
Where the eye mixes cédez and cessez
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 3 letters in sequence. cédez runs 5 letters (CVCVC) against cessez's 6 (CVCCVC) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.
Look-alike desk: cédez vs cessez
A purely visual mix-up. cédez (\se.de\) and cessez (\sɛ.se\) 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 56402, 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\. cessez is at rank #9,129, tagged as averb, pronounced \sɛ.se\.
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 56402, this pair ranks #121,309 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of cédez vs cessez
Shared letters: cez. Private to "cédez": dé. Private to "cessez": s.
"cédez" · 5 letters · shape CVCVC · "cessez" · 6 letters · shape CVCCVC
Known mistypes of this pair
- cessez ← ccessez · cesesz · cesez · cessezz · cessze · csesez · ecssez
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "cédez" and "cessez" mean the same thing in a sentence?
Which is more common, "cédez" or "cessez"?
Useful next steps
Visual near-miss handled. Browse the word pages or a neighbour when the next look-alike shows up.
- Full dictionary entry for "cédez" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "cessez" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #121,309 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "cédez" and "cessez" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "cedar vs cédez". 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 #121,309 of 440,172 scored French pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.