Which to use
“cessation” and “cession” are a confusable French pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #16,828
- “cessation” frequency rank
- #8,078
- “cession” frequency rank
- 24906
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | cessation | cession |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Action de cesser quelque chose. | Action de céder, de transférer à un autre ce dont on est propriétaire. |
Where the eye mixes cessation and cession
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 7 letters in sequence.
Visual trap between cessation and cession
A purely visual mix-up. cessation (\sɛ.sa.sjɔ̃\) and cession (\sɛ.sjɔ̃\) 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 2 letter(s) in length. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 24906, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
cessation is recorded at frequency rank #16,828, classified as anoun, pronounced \sɛ.sa.sjɔ̃\. cession is at rank #8,078, tagged as anoun, pronounced \sɛ.sjɔ̃\.
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 24906, this pair ranks #343,900 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.
Orthographic DNA of cessation vs cession
Shared letters: ceinos. Private to "cessation": at. Private to "cession": -.
"cessation" · 9 letters · shape CVCCVCVVC · "cession" · 7 letters · shape CVCCVVC
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "cessation" and "cession" mean the same thing in a sentence?
Which is more common, "cessation" or "cession"?
What to do next
Pronunciation already separates them, if the page still looks alike, the dictionary links below settle it.
- Full dictionary entry for "cessation" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "cession" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #343,900 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "cessation" and "cession" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "cassin vs cession". 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 #343,900 of 440,172 scored French pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.