Which to use
“censurée” is a verb and “césure” is a noun - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #29,687
- “censurée” frequency rank
- #44,409
- “césure” frequency rank
- 74096
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | censurée | césure |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Participe passé féminin singulier du verbe censurer. | Coupure d’un vers. Sorte de repos qui est placé en des endroits différents selon la nature des vers. |
Where the eye mixes censurée and césure
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 5 letters in sequence. censurée runs 8 letters (CVCCVCVV) against césure's 6 (CVCVCV) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.
Visual trap between censurée and césure
These two trip readers on the page rather than in the ear: censurée is \sɑ̃.sy.ʁe\ while césure is \se.zyʁ\. Spoken aloud the problem disappears. In writing it persists, because they differ by 2 letter(s) in length, and the parts of speech differ too (verb vs noun), which is usually the fastest check. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 74096, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
censurée is recorded at frequency rank #29,687, classified as averb, pronounced \sɑ̃.sy.ʁe\. césure is at rank #44,409, tagged as anoun, pronounced \se.zyʁ\.
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 74096, this pair ranks #38,266 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs - among the most confusable pairs.
Orthographic DNA of censurée vs césure
Shared letters: cersué. Private to "censurée": n. Private to "césure": -.
"censurée" · 8 letters · shape CVCCVCVV · "césure" · 6 letters · shape CVCVCV
Frequently Asked Questions
Is swapping "censurée" for "césure" ever safe?
In ordinary French text, does "censurée" or "césure" show up more?
What to do next
Visual near-miss handled. Browse the word pages or a neighbour when the next look-alike shows up.
- Full dictionary entry for "censurée" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "césure" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #38,266 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "censurée" and "césure" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "cese vs césure". Nearby pair
Confusion rank #38,266 of 440,172 scored French pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.