Which to use
“cerises” and “cerisiers” are a confusable French pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #18,955
- “cerises” frequency rank
- #36,298
- “cerisiers” frequency rank
- 55253
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | cerises | cerisiers |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Pluriel de cerise. | Pluriel de cerisier. |
Where the eye mixes cerises and cerisiers
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 7 letters in sequence.
Look-alike desk: cerises vs cerisiers
A purely visual mix-up. cerises (\sə.ʁiz\) and cerisiers (\sə.ʁi.zje\) are said differently, so reading them aloud is the quickest way to catch the wrong one. On the page they stay close: they differ by 2 letter(s) in length. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 55253, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
cerises is recorded at frequency rank #18,955, classified as anoun, pronounced \sə.ʁiz\. cerisiers is at rank #36,298, tagged as anoun, pronounced \sə.ʁi.zje\.
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 55253, this pair ranks #128,658 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of cerises vs cerisiers
Shared letters: ceirs. Private to "cerises": -. Private to "cerisiers": -.
"cerises" · 7 letters · shape CVCVCVC · "cerisiers" · 9 letters · shape CVCVCVVCC
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "cerises" and "cerisiers" mean the same thing in a sentence?
Frequency check: "cerises" vs "cerisiers" - which ranks higher?
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 "cerises" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "cerisiers" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #128,658 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "cerises" and "cerisiers" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "cerisier vs cerisiers". 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 #128,658 of 440,172 scored French pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.