Which to use
“cei” is an article and “cese” is a noun - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #31,876
- “cei” frequency rank
- #47,212
- “cese” frequency rank
- 79088
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | cei | cese |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Article adjectival (ou démonstratif) nominatif et accusatif masculin pluriel, généralement traduit par « les ». | Cessation, action de cesser. |
Letter map: cei vs cese
Shared letters muted; letters that set cei and cese apart highlighted. Shared run: 2. cei runs 3 letters (CVV) against cese'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 cese
Our dataset has no pronunciation recorded for both members, so the reliable separator here is grammatical: cei is anarticle and ceseanoun. On the page they differ by 1 letter(s) in length. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 79088, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
cei is recorded at frequency rank #31,876, classified as anarticle. cese is at rank #47,212, tagged as anoun, pronounced \ˈθese\.
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 79088, this pair ranks #24,099 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs - among the most confusable pairs.
Orthographic DNA of cei vs cese
Shared letters: ce. Private to "cei": i. Private to "cese": s.
"cei" · 3 letters · shape CVV · "cese" · 4 letters · shape CVCV
Known mistypes of this pair
- cese ← ccese · cees · csee · ecse
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "cei" and "cese" mean the same thing in a sentence?
Frequency check: "cei" vs "cese" - which ranks higher?
After this comparison
Done with this confusable. These links stay specific to "cei" and "cese".
- Full dictionary entry for "cei" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "cese" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #24,099 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "cei" and "cese" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "CCE 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 #24,099 of 440,172 scored French pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.