Which to use
“cédez” and “créez” are a confusable French pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #47,273
- “cédez” frequency rank
- #22,823
- “créez” frequency rank
- 70096
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | cédez | créez |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Deuxième personne du pluriel de l’indicatif présent du verbe céder. | Deuxième personne du pluriel de l’indicatif présent de créer. |
Where the eye mixes cédez and créez
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 4 letters in sequence. cédez (CVCVC) and créez (CCVVC) run the same length but a different consonant-vowel pattern - the shape difference is usually the fastest tell.
Visual trap between cédez and créez
A purely visual mix-up. cédez (\se.de\) and créez (\kʁe.e\) 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 70096, 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\. créez is at rank #22,823, tagged as averb, pronounced \kʁe.e\.
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 70096, this pair ranks #52,654 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs - among the most confusable pairs.
Orthographic DNA of cédez vs créez
Shared letters: cezé. Private to "cédez": d. Private to "créez": r.
"cédez" · 5 letters · shape CVCVC · "créez" · 5 letters · shape CCVVC
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "cédez" and "créez" mean the same thing in a sentence?
Which is more common, "cédez" or "créez"?
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 "créez" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #52,654 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "cédez" and "créez" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "cedar vs cédez". Nearby pair
Confusion rank #52,654 of 440,172 scored French pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.