ce

Other forms of ce

plural

ces·

Forms marked · are formed by the regular rule rather than recorded in the source data. English keeps a few hundred irregulars and the rest follow the pattern, so the rule is right far more often than not — but it is a rule, and the mark says so.

Questions about ce

What does ce mean?

ce means "a ductile grey metallic element of the lanthanide series; used in lighter flints; the most abundant of the rare-earth group". That is the primary sense; the word has 2 in total, listed in full on this page.

How many syllables are in ce?

ce has 2 syllables, though it cannot be divided in writing — the spelling has fewer vowels than the word has beats. In IPA it is /ˌsiˈi/.

What is another word for ce?

Close synonyms include cerium, atomic number 58, C.E., Common Era. Each sense on this page lists its own synonyms, because a word with several meanings rarely has one substitute that works for all of them.

Is ce a common word?

ce is banded "Familiar" — widely understood, used when the subject calls for it. The band comes from how often the word appears in a large corpus of everyday English, not from an editor's impression.

What rhymes with ce?

9 words rhyme with ce. Rhymes are matched on the phonemes from the last stressed vowel onward, which is the definition a reader has in their head.