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“celle” and “cesse” are a confusable French pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #254
- “celle” frequency rank
- #2,464
- “cesse” frequency rank
- 2718
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | celle | cesse |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Compartiment des bains romains. | Fin, relâche. |
Where the eye mixes celle and cesse
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 3 letters in sequence.
Look-alike desk: celle vs cesse
A purely visual mix-up. celle (\sɛl\) and cesse (\sɛs\) are said differently, so reading them aloud is the quickest way to catch the wrong one. On the page they stay close: they share most of their letters but differ in 2 positions. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 2718, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
celle is recorded at frequency rank #254, classified as anoun, pronounced \sɛl\. cesse is at rank #2,464, tagged as anoun, pronounced \sɛs\.
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 2718, this pair ranks #435,608 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.
Orthographic DNA of celle vs cesse
Shared letters: ce. Private to "celle": l. Private to "cesse": s.
"celle" · 5 letters · shape CVCCV · "cesse" · 5 letters · shape CVCCV
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "celle" and "cesse" mean the same thing in a sentence?
In ordinary French text, does "celle" or "cesse" show up more?
Useful next steps
Eye-level mix-up between "celle" and "cesse" is sorted above. Next: full entries or other pairs that share a letter shape.
- Full dictionary entry for "celle" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "cesse" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #435,608 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "celle" and "cesse" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "cédille vs celle". 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 #435,608 of 440,172 scored French pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.