Which to use
“cédez” and “citez” are a confusable French pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #47,273
- “cédez” frequency rank
- #30,525
- “citez” frequency rank
- 77798
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | cédez | citez |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Deuxième personne du pluriel de l’indicatif présent du verbe céder. | Deuxième personne du pluriel de l’indicatif présent du verbe citer. |
Where the eye mixes cédez and citez
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 3 letters in sequence. cédez and citez follow the identical consonant-vowel pattern (CVCVC). Same shape at a glance is often the real trap, independent of shared letters.
Why the eye confuses cédez with citez
A purely visual mix-up. cédez (\se.de\) and citez (\si.te\) 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 2 positions. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 77798, 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\. citez is at rank #30,525, tagged as averb, pronounced \si.te\.
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 77798, this pair ranks #27,429 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs - among the most confusable pairs.
Orthographic DNA of cédez vs citez
Shared letters: cez. Private to "cédez": dé. Private to "citez": it.
"cédez" · 5 letters · shape CVCVC · "citez" · 5 letters · shape CVCVC
Known mistypes of this pair
- citez ← ccitez · cietz · citezz · cittez · citze · ctiez · ictez
Frequently Asked Questions
Can "cédez" and "citez" be used interchangeably?
In ordinary French text, does "cédez" or "citez" show up more?
What to do next
Eye-level mix-up between "cédez" and "citez" is sorted above. Next: full entries or other pairs that share a letter shape.
- Full dictionary entry for "cédez" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "citez" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #27,429 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "cédez" and "citez" 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 #27,429 of 440,172 scored French pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.