Which to use
“celi” is a pronoun and “ces” is a determiner - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #47,778
- “celi” frequency rank
- #74
- “ces” frequency rank
- 47852
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | celi | ces |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Celui. | Pluriel de ce et cette. |
Letter map: celi vs ces
Shared letters muted; letters that set celi and ces apart highlighted. Shared run: 2.
Grammar separator: celi vs ces
Our dataset has no pronunciation recorded for both members, so the reliable separator here is grammatical: celi is apronoun and cesadeterminer. On the page they differ by 1 letter(s) in length. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 47852, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
celi is recorded at frequency rank #47,778, classified as apron. ces is at rank #74, tagged as adet, pronounced \se\.
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 47852, this pair ranks #183,642 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of celi vs ces
Shared letters: ce. Private to "celi": il. Private to "ces": s.
"celi" · 4 letters · shape CVCV · "ces" · 3 letters · shape CVC
Known mistypes of this pair
- celi ← cceli · celli · clei · ecli
Frequently Asked Questions
Is swapping "celi" for "ces" ever safe?
Which is more common, "celi" or "ces"?
After this comparison
Pair "celi" vs "ces" is on the table, pick a follow-up below.
- Full dictionary entry for "celi" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "ces" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #183,642 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "celi" and "ces" 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 #183,642 of 440,172 scored French pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.