Which to use
“cépages” and “cétacés” are a confusable French pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #23,166
- “cépages” frequency rank
- #35,456
- “cétacés” frequency rank
- 58622
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | cépages | cétacés |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Pluriel de cépage. | Pluriel de cétacé. |
Where the eye mixes cépages and cétacés
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 4 letters in sequence. cépages and cétacés follow the identical consonant-vowel pattern (CVCVCVC). Same shape at a glance is often the real trap, independent of shared letters.
Visual trap between cépages and cétacés
A purely visual mix-up. cépages (\se.paʒ\) and cétacés (\se.ta.se\) 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 3 positions. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 58622, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
cépages is recorded at frequency rank #23,166, classified as anoun, pronounced \se.paʒ\. cétacés is at rank #35,456, tagged as anoun, pronounced \se.ta.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 58622, this pair ranks #107,947 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs - among the most confusable pairs.
Orthographic DNA of cépages vs cétacés
Shared letters: acsé. Private to "cépages": egp. Private to "cétacés": t.
"cépages" · 7 letters · shape CVCVCVC · "cétacés" · 7 letters · shape CVCVCVC
Frequently Asked Questions
Is swapping "cépages" for "cétacés" ever safe?
Which is more common, "cépages" or "cétacés"?
Useful next steps
Visual near-miss handled. Browse the word pages or a neighbour when the next look-alike shows up.
- Full dictionary entry for "cépages" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "cétacés" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #107,947 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "cépages" and "cétacés" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "cétacés vs cutanés". Nearby pair
Confusion rank #107,947 of 440,172 scored French pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.