cache-nez
\kaʃ.ne\
The verdict
“cache-nez” is uncommon French (outside the top frequency list), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
- Unranked
- below top-frequency French
- 9
- letters
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Morceau de tissu dont on s’entoure le cou, et au besoin le bas du visage, pour les préserver du froid.
Corpus desk
Index FR-cache-nez · cache-nez · French
cache-nez · unranked · 0 variants · 0 confusables
- FREQ-UNRANKED Unranked
- LEN-LONG 9 letters
- VOW-3 3 vowels
- CONFUS-0 No pairs
- VAR-0 0 variants
- BOOK-THIN "C" thin
- PHOTO-UNK Peer pending
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.
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | cache-nez |
| Language | French |
| Part of speech | Noun |
| IPA | \kaʃ.ne\ |
| Letters | 9 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
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Rare enough to double-check
cache-nez is uncommon French outside the top frequency list, classed as anoun, transcribed \kaʃ.ne\. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. 6 senses are on record.
No misspelling variants are generated for cache-nez in our index, a sign its spelling follows regular French conventions. It is not paired with a close-neighbour confusable in our dataset, a sign it's visually distinctive enough not to be mixed up with another word.
This entry carries no recorded etymology, so its spelling is best explained by sound-to-letter mapping rather than etymology. The correct French form is cache-nez, spelled C-A-C-H-E---N-E-Z.
Definition
- 1Morceau de tissu dont on s’entoure le cou, et au besoin le bas du visage, pour les préserver du froid.
- 2Sorte de masque de la toilette féminine qui couvrait le nez ou visage.
- 3Partie de casque qui couvrait le nez ou visage.
- 4Pièce de la bride du cheval qui entoure le chanfrein ; muserolle
- 5Vin de mauvaise qualité.
- 6Masque sanitaire.
Recorded use
Wiktionary examplesThese source excerpts show how cache-nez appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.
Les cache-nez masculins et féminins sont d'un goût parfait au Comptoir des Indes, et, à cette époque de fin d’année, il est bon de signaler les dessins les plus séduisants et les plus nouveaux.
Bosc avait un pantalon boueux, un grand pardessus jaune, avec un immense cache-nez roulé autour du collet.
This word in other languages
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.