cache
\kaʃ\
The verdict
“cache” has 7 generated spelling variants in the French index at frequency #2,409. The variants make it a useful spelling check.
- #2,409
- frequency rank, French
- 8,609
- “C” headwords
- 7
- tracked misspellings
- 20
- confusable pairs
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Lieu propre à cacher ou à se cacher.
Corpus desk
Index FR-cache · cache · French
cache · rank #2,409 · 7 variants · 20 confusables
- FREQ-COMMON #2,409
- LEN-MID 5 letters
- VOW-2 2 vowels
- CONFUS-HIGH 20 pairs
- VAR-MID 7 variants
- BOOK-DENSE 8,609
- PHOTO-FINISH arbres
Nearest frequency peer: arbres (-1 rank slots)
Desk codes from Wiktionary headword shape, FrequencyWords rank tier, confusable-pair count, generated misspelling depth, letter-cohort book size, and photo-finish peer. Not a difficulty grade.
Frequency neighbourhood for “cache”
Lower corpus rank = more everyday usage (inverted bar length for readability)
- apporte
apporte
97,595 corpus weight
- arabes
arabes
97,594 corpus weight
- arbres
arbres
97,593 corpus weight
- cache
cache
97,592 corpus weight
- caisse
caisse
97,591 corpus weight
- casse
casse
97,590 corpus weight
What this shows Bars show where “cache” sits against the nearest ranked French headwords in the FrequencyWords band, not a reprint of letter-browse containment.
Visual similarity to commonly confused words
How many letter changes separate each confused pair (Levenshtein distance, normalized).
Source: PlainSpell confusable corpus (Wiktionary, CC BY-SA).
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | cache |
| Language | French |
| Part of speech | Noun |
| IPA | \kaʃ\ |
| Letters | 5 |
| Frequency rank | #2,409 |
| Misspellings tracked | 7 |
| Confusable pairs | 20 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Où “cache” se place dans la fréquence du français
A misspelling magnet
The generator records 7 spelling variants around cache (IPA \kaʃ\), anoun. Corpus frequency is #2,409 among 8,609 “C” headwords. Wiktionary lists 3 senses, so context still picks the gloss.
Our generated misspelling index lists 7 likely wrong-spelling variants for cache, with forms such as "acche", "cacche", and "caceh". Each variant is a distinct typo pattern an edit-distance generator flags, typically a doubled-consonant error, a silent-letter drop, or a vowel substitution. It also participates in 20 confusable-pair relationships, "che", "cae", "CCE", and more, since the words sound or look close enough that writers reach for the wrong one mid-sentence.
No documented word history exists for this headword, so any spelling logic here comes from how the word's sounds map to letters, not a documented origin story. The correct French form is cache, spelled C-A-C-H-E.
Definition
- 1Lieu propre à cacher ou à se cacher.
- 2Lieu où les coureurs des bois dissimulent leurs provisions.
- 3Petit abri, cabane, installé en forêt pour la chasse.
Recorded use
Wiktionary examplesThese source excerpts show how cache appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.
On n’est pas peu embarrassé à inventer dans toute une maison une cache fidèle.
Il dit au roi : Je sais, sire, une cache, Et ne crois pas qu’autre que moi la sache.
This word in other languages
Common misspellings
Also misspelled as:
- acche
- cacche
- caceh
- cachhe
- cahce
- ccache
- ccahe
Misspelling Pattern Breakdown
How far each generated variant is from the correct spelling of cache - measured in single-character edits (insert, delete, or substitute a letter). Larger bars are easier to catch; one-edit slips are the sneakiest.
Definitions, pronunciation, and etymology for this entry are drawn from Wiktionary via the kaikki.org structured extract (CC BY-SA); frequency ordering uses the FrequencyWords open word-frequency list (2018 French corpus, MIT). See the methodology for how each field is sourced and updated.
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Similar French words by spelling shape
Same letter count and similar misspelling depth for "cache", not the corpus desk frequency band.
Same letter count
Frequency-ranked French headwords with 5 letters (nearest by frequency rank).
Similar misspelling depth
Headwords with a similar count of attested misspellings (7 here; floor ≥5).
What to do next
You've looked up "cache". Here's where to go from here.
- "cache" maps to 20 confusable pairs in this vintage; the highest-scored is "che". View pair
- 7 edit-distance misspelling variants are generated for spell-check research on this headword. See variants
- Usage frequency rank #2,409 among French headwords in this corpus. Corpus statistics
- Browse more French words in the "C" letter cohort. C–Z browse
PlainSpell is a reference corpus, not spelling advice. Verify unusual forms in context.
Data Source
Wiktionary (via kaikki.org), licensed under CC BY-SA & GFDL. Word ordering uses an open word-frequency list; misspelling variants are generated by edit-distance from the correct headword.