Which to use
“cese” is a noun and “close” is an adjective - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #47,212
- “cese” frequency rank
- #10,842
- “close” frequency rank
- 58054
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | cese | close |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Cessation, action de cesser. | Féminin singulier de clos. |
Where the eye mixes cese and close
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 3 letters in sequence.
Visual trap between cese and close
These two trip readers on the page rather than in the ear: cese is \ˈθese\ while close is \kloz\. Spoken aloud the problem disappears. In writing it persists, because they differ by 1 letter(s) in length, and the parts of speech differ too (noun vs adjective), which is usually the fastest check. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 58054, 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\. close is at rank #10,842, tagged as anadj, pronounced \kloz\.
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 58054, this pair ranks #111,339 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs - among the most confusable pairs.
Orthographic DNA of cese vs close
Shared letters: ces. Private to "cese": -. Private to "close": lo.
"cese" · 4 letters · shape CVCV · "close" · 5 letters · shape CCVCV
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Can "cese" and "close" be used interchangeably?
In ordinary French text, does "cese" or "close" show up more?
What to do next
Eye-level mix-up between "cese" and "close" is sorted above. Next: full entries or other pairs that share a letter shape.
- Full dictionary entry for "cese" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "close" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #111,339 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "cese" and "close" 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 #111,339 of 440,172 scored French pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.