Which to use
“cese” and “crée” are a confusable French pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #47,212
- “cese” frequency rank
- #2,272
- “crée” frequency rank
- 49484
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | cese | crée |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Cessation, action de cesser. | Sorte de toile. |
Where the eye mixes cese and crée
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 2 letters in sequence. cese (CVCV) and crée (CCVV) run the same length but a different consonant-vowel pattern - the shape difference is usually the fastest tell.
Why the eye confuses cese with crée
A purely visual mix-up. cese (\ˈθese\) and crée (\kʁe.ə\) 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 2 positions. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 49484, 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\. crée is at rank #2,272, tagged as anoun, pronounced \kʁe.ə\.
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 49484, this pair ranks #170,257 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of cese vs crée
Shared letters: ce. Private to "cese": s. Private to "crée": ré.
"cese" · 4 letters · shape CVCV · "crée" · 4 letters · shape CCVV
Known mistypes of this pair
- cese ← ccese · cees · csee · ecse
Frequently Asked Questions
Is swapping "cese" for "crée" ever safe?
In ordinary French text, does "cese" or "crée" show up more?
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 "cese" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "crée" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #170,257 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "cese" and "crée" 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 #170,257 of 440,172 scored French pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.