cache-cache
\kaʃ.kaʃ\
The verdict
“cache-cache” is outside the top-ranked French vocabulary, used as a noun - the kind of word writers most often double-check.
- Unranked
- below top-frequency French
- 11
- letters
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - Jeu d’enfants dans lequel l’un d’eux ferme les yeux, tandis que les autres se cachent en divers endroits, où il doit ensuite les chercher pour les prendre.
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | cache-cache |
| Language | French |
| Part of speech | Noun |
| IPA | \kaʃ.kaʃ\ |
| Letters | 11 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Where “cache-cache” sits in French frequency
Spelling & Dictionary Insight
The French entry for cache-cache is 11 letters long, classified as a noun, and transcribed in the International Phonetic Alphabet as \kaʃ.kaʃ\. It sits outside the most-frequent rank tiers, which is often why uncommon words generate more spelling variants per reader. Wiktionary records 2 distinct senses for this headword, so context determines which meaning a reader should apply.
cache-cache has no tracked misspelling variants, a sign its spelling follows regular French conventions. Our dataset records no confusable match here, which typically means the spelling is too distinctive to be mistaken for another word.
Wiktionary doesn't record an etymology for this headword, so its spelling is easiest explained by how it's pronounced rather than where it came from. The correct French form is cache-cache, spelled C-A-C-H-E---C-A-C-H-E.
Definition
- 1Jeu d’enfants dans lequel l’un d’eux ferme les yeux, tandis que les autres se cachent en divers endroits, où il doit ensuite les chercher pour les prendre.
- 2Poursuite de quelqu’un sans arriver à l’attraper.
Definitions, pronunciation, and etymology for this entry are drawn from Wiktionary via the kaikki.org structured extract (CC BY-SA). See the methodology for how each field is sourced and updated.
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Using “cache-cache”
The practical upshot for anyone who landed here from a spell-check.
- The one correct French spelling is C-A-C-H-E---C-A-C-H-E - every other letter order is a misspelling in standard orthography.
- Say it as \kaʃ.kaʃ\ (IPA); tap the speaker on the pronunciation badge to hear it where audio exists.
- Browse more French words and confusable pairs in the same reference. French words
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.