Which to use
“cèdres” and “cures” are a confusable French pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #41,212
- “cèdres” frequency rank
- #30,120
- “cures” frequency rank
- 71332
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | cèdres | cures |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Pluriel de cèdre | Pluriel de cure. |
Where the eye mixes cèdres and cures
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 4 letters in sequence. cèdres runs 6 letters (CVCCVC) against cures's 5 (CVCVC) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.
Visual trap between cèdres and cures
A purely visual mix-up. cèdres (\sɛdʁ\) and cures (\kyʁ\) 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 71332, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
cèdres is recorded at frequency rank #41,212, classified as anoun, pronounced \sɛdʁ\. cures is at rank #30,120, tagged as anoun, pronounced \kyʁ\.
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 71332, this pair ranks #47,916 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs - among the most confusable pairs.
Orthographic DNA of cèdres vs cures
Shared letters: cers. Private to "cèdres": dè. Private to "cures": u.
"cèdres" · 6 letters · shape CVCCVC · "cures" · 5 letters · shape CVCVC
Known mistypes of this pair
- cures ← ccures · cuers · curess · curres · curse · ucres
Frequently Asked Questions
Is swapping "cèdres" for "cures" ever safe?
Frequency check: "cèdres" vs "cures" - which ranks higher?
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 "cèdres" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "cures" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #47,916 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "cèdres" and "cures" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "cédez vs cèdres". 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 #47,916 of 440,172 scored French pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.