Which to use
“censé” is an adjective and “ciné” is a noun - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #3,595
- “censé” frequency rank
- #7,941
- “ciné” frequency rank
- 11536
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | censé | ciné |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Supposé, réputé, considéré (comme). | Salle de cinéma. |
Where the eye mixes censé and ciné
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 3 letters in sequence.
Visual trap between censé and ciné
These two trip readers on the page rather than in the ear: censé is \sɑ̃.se\ while ciné is \si.ne\. Spoken aloud the problem disappears. In writing it persists, because they differ by 1 letter(s) in length, and the parts of speech differ too (adjective vs noun), which is usually the fastest check. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 11536, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
censé is recorded at frequency rank #3,595, classified as anadj, pronounced \sɑ̃.se\. ciné is at rank #7,941, tagged as anoun, pronounced \si.ne\.
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 11536, this pair ranks #408,791 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.
Orthographic DNA of censé vs ciné
Shared letters: cné. Private to "censé": es. Private to "ciné": i.
"censé" · 5 letters · shape CVCCV · "ciné" · 4 letters · shape CVCV
Frequently Asked Questions
Can "censé" and "ciné" be used interchangeably?
Which is more common, "censé" or "ciné"?
Useful next steps
Eye-level mix-up between "censé" and "ciné" is sorted above. Next: full entries or other pairs that share a letter shape.
- Full dictionary entry for "censé" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "ciné" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #408,791 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "censé" and "ciné" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "ciné vs conde". Nearby pair
Confusion rank #408,791 of 440,172 scored French pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.