Which to use
“CICE” is a noun and “coince” is a verb - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #17,374
- “CICE” frequency rank
- #25,932
- “coince” frequency rank
- 43306
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | CICE | coince |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Dispositif fiscal français, créé en 2013 et supprimé en 2019, qui permettait aux entreprises de bénéficier d’un crédit d’impôt calculé sur la masse salariale, dans le but de soutenir la rémunération globale des salarié·e·s et d’encourager l’investissement, la recherche et l’emploi. | Première personne du singulier de l’indicatif présent du verbe coincer. |
Where the eye mixes CICE and coince
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 4 letters in sequence.
Look-alike desk: CICE vs coince
These two trip readers on the page rather than in the ear: CICE is \se.i.se.ø\ while coince is \kwɛ̃s\. Spoken aloud the problem disappears. In writing it persists, because they differ by 2 letter(s) in length, and the parts of speech differ too (noun vs verb), which is usually the fastest check. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 43306, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
CICE is recorded at frequency rank #17,374, classified as anoun, pronounced \se.i.se.ø\. coince is at rank #25,932, tagged as averb, pronounced \kwɛ̃s\.
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 43306, this pair ranks #219,094 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of CICE vs coince
Shared letters: cei. Private to "CICE": -. Private to "coince": no.
"CICE" · 4 letters · shape CVCV · "coince" · 6 letters · shape CVVCCV
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Is swapping "CICE" for "coince" ever safe?
Frequency check: "CICE" vs "coince" - which ranks higher?
After this comparison
Pronunciation already separates them, if the page still looks alike, the dictionary links below settle it.
- Full dictionary entry for "CICE" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "coince" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #219,094 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "CICE" and "coince" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "coince vs conde". 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 #219,094 of 440,172 scored French pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.