Which to use
“cei” is an article and “celi” is a pronoun - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #31,876
- “cei” frequency rank
- #47,778
- “celi” frequency rank
- 79654
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | cei | celi |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Article adjectival (ou démonstratif) nominatif et accusatif masculin pluriel, généralement traduit par « les ». | Celui. |
Letter map: cei vs celi
Shared letters muted; letters that set cei and celi apart highlighted. Shared run: 3. cei runs 3 letters (CVV) against celi's 4 (CVCV) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.
Role in the sentence - cei and celi
Our dataset has no pronunciation recorded for both members, so the reliable separator here is grammatical: cei is anarticle and celiapronoun. On the page they differ by 1 letter(s) in length. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 79654, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
cei is recorded at frequency rank #31,876, classified as anarticle. celi is at rank #47,778, tagged as apron.
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 79654, this pair ranks #22,775 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs - among the most confusable pairs.
Orthographic DNA of cei vs celi
Shared letters: cei. Private to "cei": -. Private to "celi": l.
"cei" · 3 letters · shape CVV · "celi" · 4 letters · shape CVCV
Known mistypes of this pair
- celi ← cceli · celli · clei · ecli
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "cei" and "celi" mean the same thing in a sentence?
Which is more common, "cei" or "celi"?
Useful next steps
Pair "cei" vs "celi" is on the table, pick a follow-up below.
- Full dictionary entry for "cei" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "celi" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #22,775 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "cei" and "celi" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "celi vs cese". 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 #22,775 of 440,172 scored French pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.