Which to use
“cernée” is an adjective and “cerner” is a verb - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #44,362
- “cernée” frequency rank
- #14,218
- “cerner” frequency rank
- 58580
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | cernée | cerner |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Féminin singulier de cerné. | Entourer, investir un lieu de manière à ôter toute communication, tout moyen de secours extérieur ou de fuite à ceux qui s’y trouvent. |
Same sound, different letters: cernée vs cerner
Muted letters are shared; highlighted letters are the only spelling cue when pronunciation matches. Shared run: 5 letters.
Ear matches; page differs - cernée and cerner
Say them out loud and nothing separates them: cernée and cerner carry the same recorded pronunciation, \sɛʁ.ne\. Grammar is what tells them apart: one is anadjective, the other averb, so most sentences will only accept one of them. They share most of their letters but differ in 2 positions. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 58580, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
cernée is recorded at frequency rank #44,362, classified as anadj, pronounced \sɛʁ.ne\. cerner is at rank #14,218, tagged as averb, pronounced \sɛʁ.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 58580, this pair ranks #108,225 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs - among the most confusable pairs.
Orthographic DNA of cernée vs cerner
Shared letters: cenr. Private to "cernée": é. Private to "cerner": -.
"cernée" · 6 letters · shape CVCCVV · "cerner" · 6 letters · shape CVCCVC
Known mistypes of this pair
- cerner ← ccerner · cenrer · cerenr · cernerr · cernner · cernre · cerrner · crener
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "cernée" and "cerner" mean the same thing in a sentence?
Which is more common, "cernée" or "cerner"?
After this comparison
"cernée" and "cerner" share a sound, keep the gloss open, then jump to the headword or a nearby trap.
- Full dictionary entry for "cernée" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "cerner" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #108,225 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "cernée" and "cerner" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "carne vs cernée". 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 #108,225 of 440,172 scored French pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.