Which to use
“cese” and “cesse” are a confusable French pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #47,212
- “cese” frequency rank
- #2,464
- “cesse” frequency rank
- 49676
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | cese | cesse |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Cessation, action de cesser. | Fin, relâche. |
Where the eye mixes cese and cesse
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 4 letters in sequence.
Why the eye confuses cese with cesse
A purely visual mix-up. cese (\ˈθese\) and cesse (\sɛs\) 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 1 letter(s) in length. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 49676, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
cese is recorded at frequency rank #47,212, classified as anoun, pronounced \ˈθese\. cesse is at rank #2,464, tagged as anoun, pronounced \sɛs\.
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 49676, this pair ranks #168,737 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of cese vs cesse
Shared letters: ces. Private to "cese": -. Private to "cesse": -.
"cese" · 4 letters · shape CVCV · "cesse" · 5 letters · shape CVCCV
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Is swapping "cese" for "cesse" ever safe?
Frequency check: "cese" vs "cesse" - which ranks higher?
After this comparison
Visual near-miss handled. Browse the word pages or a neighbour when the next look-alike shows up.
- Full dictionary entry for "cese" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "cesse" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #168,737 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "cese" and "cesse" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "CCE vs cese". 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 #168,737 of 440,172 scored French pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.