Which to use
“caches” and “crashes” are a confusable English pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #33,159
- “caches” frequency rank
- #8,652
- “crashes” frequency rank
- 41811
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | caches | crashes |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | plural of cache | plural of crash |
Where the eye mixes caches and crashes
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 5 letters in sequence.
Visual trap between caches and crashes
A purely visual mix-up. caches (/ˈkæʃɪz/) and crashes (/ˈkɹæʃɪz/) 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 41811, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
caches is recorded at frequency rank #33,159, classified as anoun, pronounced /ˈkæʃɪz/. crashes is at rank #8,652, tagged as anoun, pronounced /ˈkɹæʃɪz/.
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 41811, this pair ranks #254,959 of 530,003 scored English confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of caches vs crashes
Shared letters: acehs. Private to "caches": -. Private to "crashes": r.
"caches" · 6 letters · shape CVCCVC · "crashes" · 7 letters · shape CCVCCVC
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Is swapping "caches" for "crashes" ever safe?
Frequency check: "caches" vs "crashes" - which ranks higher?
What to do next
Eye-level mix-up between "caches" and "crashes" is sorted above. Next: full entries or other pairs that share a letter shape.
- Full dictionary entry for "caches" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "crashes" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #254,959 of 530,003 scored English confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "caches" and "crashes" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "caches vs cates". 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 #254,959 of 530,003 scored English pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.