Which to use
“cabbie” and “cable” are a confusable English pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #45,829
- “cabbie” frequency rank
- #2,776
- “cable” frequency rank
- 48605
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | cabbie | cable |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | A cabdriver; someone who drives a taxi. | A long object used to make a physical connection. |
Where the eye mixes cabbie and cable
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 4 letters in sequence.
Look-alike desk: cabbie vs cable
A purely visual mix-up. cabbie (/ˈkæ.bi/) and cable (/ˈkeɪ.bəl/) 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 48605, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
cabbie is recorded at frequency rank #45,829, classified as anoun, pronounced /ˈkæ.bi/. cable is at rank #2,776, tagged as anoun, pronounced /ˈkeɪ.bəl/.
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 48605, this pair ranks #191,466 of 530,003 scored English confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of cabbie vs cable
Shared letters: abce. Private to "cabbie": i. Private to "cable": l.
"cabbie" · 6 letters · shape CVCCVV · "cable" · 5 letters · shape CVCCV
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Is swapping "cabbie" for "cable" ever safe?
Frequency check: "cabbie" vs "cable" - 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 "cabbie" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "cable" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #191,466 of 530,003 scored English confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "cabbie" and "cable" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "cabbie vs caddie". 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 #191,466 of 530,003 scored English pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.