Which to use
“cèdre” and “cèdres” are a confusable French pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #28,508
- “cèdre” frequency rank
- #41,212
- “cèdres” frequency rank
- 69720
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | cèdre | cèdres |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | 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. | Pluriel de cèdre |
Where the spellings diverge
Shared letters are muted; the letters that actually set cèdre and cèdres apart are highlighted. They share 5 letters in sequence, which is exactly why the eye skips the difference.
Spelling & Dictionary Insight
This is the hard kind. cèdre and cèdres are pronounced identically (\sɛdʁ\) and both work as anoun. Neither the ear nor the grammar will rescue you; only the meaning does, so the glosses below are the whole decision. They differ by 1 extra letter(s) - “cèdre” sits inside “cèdres”. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 69720, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
cèdre is recorded at frequency rank #28,508, classified as anoun, pronounced \sɛdʁ\. cèdres is at rank #41,212, 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 69720, this pair ranks #54,079 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs - among the most confusable pairs.
Orthographic DNA of cèdre vs cèdres
Shared letters: cderè. Private to "cèdre": -. Private to "cèdres": s.
"cèdre" · 5 letters · shape CVCCV · "cèdres" · 6 letters · shape CVCCVC
Frequency comparison
Frequently Asked Questions
Can "cèdre" and "cèdres" be used interchangeably?
Which is more common, "cèdre" or "cèdres"?
Remembering cèdre vs cèdres
The fastest way to pick the right one every time.
- Read both glosses above and match the meaning you intend, only context separates this pair.
- See each word in full, definition, IPA, etymology and its other confusables. Full “cèdre” entry
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