Which to use
“cese” and “crème” are a confusable French pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #47,212
- “cese” frequency rank
- #3,191
- “crème” frequency rank
- 50403
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | cese | crème |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Cessation, action de cesser. | Partie la plus grasse du lait, avec laquelle on fait le beurre. |
Where the eye mixes cese and crème
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 2 letters in sequence.
Spelling & Dictionary Insight
A purely visual mix-up. cese (\ˈθese\) and crème (\kʁɛm\) 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 50403, 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\. crème is at rank #3,191, tagged as anoun, pronounced \kʁɛm\.
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 50403, this pair ranks #162,949 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of cese vs crème
Shared letters: ce. Private to "cese": s. Private to "crème": mrè.
"cese" · 4 letters · shape CVCV · "crème" · 5 letters · shape CCVCV
Known mistypes of this pair
- cese ← ccese · cees · csee · ecse
Frequently Asked Questions
Can "cese" and "crème" be used interchangeably?
Which is more common, "cese" or "crème"?
What to do next
You've compared "cese" and "crème". Here's where to go from here.
- Full dictionary entry for "cese" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "crème" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #162,949 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "cese" and "crème" 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
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