English homophones

cache/cash

"cash" (#1,264 written frequency) beats "cache" (#12,382) in this 2-word /kæʃ/ cluster. Size rank #133 of 1,007 English groups.

Data vintage 2026-09-03

Frequency splits the cluster

These 2 spellings keep the same /kæʃ/ reading, but written frequency splits them hard: "cash" leads at #1,264, with "cache" trailing at #12,382.

Shared letters across cache, cash: ach. Private letters are the ones only one spelling owns: the eye's fastest tell once sound is out of the picture.

Write "cache" when you mean: A store, protected and often hidden in some way, of things that may be required in the future, such that they can be retrieved rapidly.
Write "cash" when you mean: Money in the form of notes or bills and coins, as opposed to checks, credit or electronic transactions.

Edit-distance variants recorded against this cluster: useful when a search or OCR feed lands on the wrong form.

noun · /kæʃ/ · #12,382 frequency

A store, protected and often hidden in some way, of things that may be required in the future, such that they can be retrieved rapidly.

noun · /kæʃ/ · #1,264 frequency

Money in the form of notes or bills and coins, as opposed to checks, credit or electronic transactions.

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"cash" is the most frequent headword in this 2-spelling cluster (rank #1,264 in English). Full entry
Among English homophone groups, a cluster of 2 spellings ranks #133 by size (1,007 groups in this vintage). Corpus statistics
Explore a nearby 2-spelling cluster: cause · cores. Nearby cluster
Each spelling in "cache, cash" has its own headword page with definition, IPA, and misspelling variants. First entry

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