Which to use
“cei” is an article and “cul” is a noun - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #31,876
- “cei” frequency rank
- #999
- “cul” frequency rank
- 32875
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | cei | cul |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Article adjectival (ou démonstratif) nominatif et accusatif masculin pluriel, généralement traduit par « les ». | Derrière d’un animal, d’un humain, ses fesses, son postérieur. |
Letter map: cei vs cul
Shared letters muted; letters that set cei and cul apart highlighted. Shared run: 1.
Part-of-speech tell for cei / cul
Our dataset has no pronunciation recorded for both members, so the reliable separator here is grammatical: cei is anarticle and culanoun. On the page they share most of their letters but differ in 2 positions. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 32875, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
cei is recorded at frequency rank #31,876, classified as anarticle. cul is at rank #999, tagged as anoun, pronounced \ky\.
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 32875, this pair ranks #294,371 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of cei vs cul
Shared letters: c. Private to "cei": ei. Private to "cul": lu.
"cei" · 3 letters · shape CVV · "cul" · 3 letters · shape CVC
Frequently Asked Questions
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Useful next steps
You've compared "cei" and "cul". Here's where to go from here.
- Full dictionary entry for "cei" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "cul" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #294,371 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "cei" and "cul" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "CCE vs cei". Nearby pair
Confusion rank #294,371 of 440,172 scored French pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.