Which to use
“cei” is an article and “ceint” is a verb - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #31,876
- “cei” frequency rank
- #46,637
- “ceint” frequency rank
- 78513
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | cei | ceint |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Article adjectival (ou démonstratif) nominatif et accusatif masculin pluriel, généralement traduit par « les ». | Participe passé masculin singulier de ceindre. |
Letter map: cei vs ceint
Shared letters muted; letters that set cei and ceint apart highlighted. Shared run: 3. cei runs 3 letters (CVV) against ceint's 5 (CVVCC) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.
Role in the sentence - cei and ceint
Our dataset has no pronunciation recorded for both members, so the reliable separator here is grammatical: cei is anarticle and ceintaverb. On the page they differ by 2 extra letter(s) - “cei” sits inside “ceint”. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 78513, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
cei is recorded at frequency rank #31,876, classified as anarticle. ceint is at rank #46,637, tagged as averb, pronounced \sɛ̃\.
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 78513, this pair ranks #25,549 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs - among the most confusable pairs.
Orthographic DNA of cei vs ceint
Shared letters: cei. Private to "cei": -. Private to "ceint": nt.
"cei" · 3 letters · shape CVV · "ceint" · 5 letters · shape CVVCC
Known mistypes of this pair
- ceint ← cceint · ceinnt · ceintt · ceitn · cenit · cient · ecint
Frequently Asked Questions
Can "cei" and "ceint" be used interchangeably?
In ordinary French text, does "cei" or "ceint" show up more?
After this comparison
Done with this confusable. These links stay specific to "cei" and "ceint".
- Full dictionary entry for "cei" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "ceint" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #25,549 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "cei" and "ceint" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "ceint vs chient". 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 #25,549 of 440,172 scored French pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.