cacher

\ka.ʃe\

/\ka.ʃe\/ verb

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The verdict

“cacher” has 9 generated spelling variants in the French index at frequency #2,763. The variants make it a useful spelling check.

#2,763
frequency rank, French
8,609
“C” headwords
9
tracked misspellings
20
confusable pairs

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Mettre (une personne ou une chose) en un lieu où on ne peut pas la voir, la recouvrir.

Corpus desk

Index FR-cacher · cacher · French

cacher · rank #2,763 · 9 variants · 20 confusables

  • FREQ-COMMON #2,763
  • LEN-LONG 6 letters
  • VOW-2 2 vowels
  • CONFUS-HIGH 20 pairs
  • VAR-MID 9 variants
  • BOOK-DENSE 8,609
  • PHOTO-FINISH bâtiments

Nearest frequency peer: bâtiments (-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.

Pairs de rang près de l'aimant d'erreurs « cacher »

Même bande de rareté: utile si une faute tombe sur un lemme voisin

corpus weight

What this shows « cacher » siège parmi ces pairs FrequencyWords; la profondeur des fautes est suivie à part dans le graphique d'édition.

Source FrequencyWords open word-frequency list As of September 3, 2026

Visual similarity to commonly confused words

How many letter changes separate each confused pair (Levenshtein distance, normalized).

cacher vs cher
67% similar
cacher vs caser
67% similar
cacher vs caler
67% similar

Source: PlainSpell confusable corpus (Wiktionary, CC BY-SA).

Key facts for cacher
PropertyValue
Headwordcacher
LanguageFrench
Part of speechVerb
IPA\ka.ʃe\
Letters6
Frequency rank#2,763
Misspellings tracked9
Confusable pairs20
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Fréquence de l'aimant d'erreurs « cacher »

Cette échelle va du noyau du français courant (gauche) jusqu'à la traîne des formes rares (droite).cacherse place ici:

#1#100#1K#10K#100K
← used constantlyrarely used →

L'échelle est logarithmique (chaque tic ≈ 10× plus rare). Dans la même bande de rareté figurent « bâtiments » (#2,762), « chère » (#2,764), « bière » (#2,761). Parmi 8,609 lemmes en « C », « cacher » est au #2,763. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

A misspelling magnet

The generator records 9 spelling variants around cacher (IPA \ka.ʃe\), averb. Corpus frequency is #2,763 among 8,609 “C” headwords. Wiktionary lists 5 senses, so context still picks the gloss.

Our generated misspelling index lists 9 likely wrong-spelling variants for cacher, with forms such as "accher", "caccher", and "cacehr". Each of these forms differs from the correct spelling by one small edit: a doubled letter, a dropped silent letter, or a substituted vowel. It also participates in 20 confusable-pair relationships, "cher", "caser", "caler", and more, where similar look or sound leads writers to substitute one word for another in context.

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 cacher, spelled C-A-C-H-E-R.

Definition

  1. 1
    Mettre (une personne ou une chose) en un lieu où on ne peut pas la voir, la recouvrir.
  2. 2
    Couvrir une chose, empêcher qu’on ne la voie.
  3. 3
    Mettre à l'abri.
  4. 4
    Taire ; celer ; dissimuler.
  5. 5
    Placer en mémoire cache.

Recorded use

Wiktionary examples

These source excerpts show how cacher appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.

  1. Cacher un trésor.
  2. Il se cache pour ne pas être arrêté.

Synonyms

dissimulerocculter

This word in other languages

hide(English)esconder(Español)verstecken(Deutsch)ocultar(Português)

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as:

  • accher
  • caccher
  • cacehr
  • cacherr
  • cachher
  • cachre
  • cahcer
  • ccacher
  • ccaher

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

How far each generated variant is from the correct spelling of cacher - measured in single-character edits (insert, delete, or substitute a letter). Larger bars are easier to catch; one-edit slips are the sneakiest.

accher2caccher1cacehr2cacherr1cachher1cachre2cahcer2ccacher1
Edit distance from "cacher"

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.

Frequently Asked Questions

How do you spell "cacher"?
"cacher" is spelled C-A-C-H-E-R. The IPA pronunciation is \ka.ʃe\.
What does "cacher" mean?
As a verb, "cacher" means: Mettre (une personne ou une chose) en un lieu où on ne peut pas la voir, la recouvrir.
What words are commonly confused with "cacher"?
"cacher" is commonly confused with "cher", "caser", "caler". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.
How do you pronounce "cacher"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "cacher" is \ka.ʃe\. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "cacher" come from?
"cacher" is a French word. You can look up definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data for this and other words across English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German on PlainSpell.
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Similar French words by spelling shape

Same letter count and similar misspelling depth for "cacher", not the corpus desk frequency band.

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked French headwords with 6 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

billet#2,760Berlin#2,758debout#2,770disais#2,771

Similar misspelling depth

Headwords with a similar count of attested misspellings (9 here; floor ≥5).

attaques9 variantsvenant9 variantsGenève9 variantspardon9 variants

Source: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org) Structured Wiktionary extract

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list