Which to use
“ciment” and “cimes” are a confusable French pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #9,134
- “ciment” frequency rank
- #37,727
- “cimes” frequency rank
- 46861
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | ciment | cimes |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Mélange de briques pulvérisées et de chaux dont on faisait un mortier ^([2]). | Pluriel de cime. |
Where the eye mixes ciment and cimes
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 4 letters in sequence.
Visual trap between ciment and cimes
A purely visual mix-up. ciment (\si.mɑ̃\) and cimes (\sim\) 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 46861, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
ciment is recorded at frequency rank #9,134, classified as anoun, pronounced \si.mɑ̃\. cimes is at rank #37,727, tagged as anoun, pronounced \sim\.
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 46861, this pair ranks #191,476 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of ciment vs cimes
Shared letters: ceim. Private to "ciment": nt. Private to "cimes": s.
"ciment" · 6 letters · shape CVCVCC · "cimes" · 5 letters · shape CVCVC
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Can "ciment" and "cimes" be used interchangeably?
Frequency check: "ciment" vs "cimes" - which ranks higher?
What to do next
Visual near-miss handled. Browse the word pages or a neighbour when the next look-alike shows up.
- Full dictionary entry for "ciment" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "cimes" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #191,476 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "ciment" and "cimes" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "cakes vs cimes". 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 #191,476 of 440,172 scored French pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.