cadre

\kadʁ\

/\kadʁ\/ noun

The verdict

“cadre” is in the everyday core of French, ranked #644 in French word frequency and used as a noun.

#644
frequency rank, French
5
letters
7
tracked misspellings
20
confusable pairs

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - Bordure de bois, de marbre, de bronze, etc., dans laquelle on place un tableau, une estampe, un ouvrage de sculpture, etc.

Visual similarity to commonly confused words

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

cadre vs car
60% similar
cadre vs cdr
60% similar
cadre vs Cré
20% similar

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

Key facts for cadre
PropertyValue
Headwordcadre
LanguageFrench
Part of speechNoun
IPA\kadʁ\
Letters5
Frequency rank#644
Misspellings tracked7
Confusable pairs20
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Where “cadre” sits in French frequency

Every-word frequency runs from the handful of words we use constantly (left) to the long tail used once in a blue moon (right). cadre lands here:

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

Scale is logarithmic (each tick is 10× rarer). Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Spelling & Dictionary Insight

The French entry for cadre is 5 letters long, classified as a noun, and transcribed in the International Phonetic Alphabet as \kadʁ\. Corpus data places it at rank #644 in overall French word frequency, putting it firmly in the everyday core of the language. Wiktionary records 22 distinct senses for this headword, so context determines which meaning a reader should apply.

Our generated misspelling index lists 7 likely wrong-spelling variants for cadre, with forms such as "acdre", "caddre", and "cader". Every one of these variants traces to a single-character edit -- an added or dropped letter, a swapped consonant, or a vowel swap -- the kind of slip a spell-checker is built to catch. It also participates in 20 confusable-pair relationships, "car", "cdr", "Cré", 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 its spelling is best explained by sound-to-letter mapping rather than etymology. The correct French form is cadre, spelled C-A-D-R-E.

Definition

  1. 1
    Bordure de bois, de marbre, de bronze, etc., dans laquelle on place un tableau, une estampe, un ouvrage de sculpture, etc.
  2. 2
    Environnement physique, intérieur ou extérieur.
  3. 3
    Limites à l’intérieur desquelles se déroule une activité.
  4. 4
    Milieu de vie.
  5. 5
    Ensemble de règles.
  6. 6
    Châssis fixe formé par des pièces de bois (montants et traverses) assemblées à angles droits.
  7. 7
    Assemblage de tubes et de tiges qui donne la rigidité à une bicyclette ou à un motocycle.
  8. 8
    Assemblage qui compose une charpente, une structure solide.
  9. 9
    Lit qui sert, sur les bâtiments, aux officiers, aux passagers et aux malades de l’équipage.
  10. 10
    Plan ou agencement des parties d’un ouvrage, de la pensée.
  11. 11
    Plan ou agencement des parties d’un ouvrage, de la pensée.
  12. 12
    Ensemble des officiers et sous-officiers d’un corps de troupes constitué, en tant qu’ils sont destinés à diriger et unir ensemble les soldats qui les composent. Dans cette acception, il s’emploie surtout au pluriel.
  13. 13
    Membre de l’encadrement, du management, d’une entreprise, d’une administration.
  14. 14
    Groupe d’agents, soit militaires, soit fonctionnaires civils, soumis au même statut et exerçant les mêmes fonctions.
  15. 15
    Sous-fenêtre de la fenêtre principale d’un logiciel de navigation, qui peut afficher un document différent de ceux affichés dans les autres sous-fenêtres.
  16. 16
    Ossature formée par des poteaux rigidement assemblés à des poutres.
  17. 17
    Armature pour béton armé de forme rectangulaire.
  18. 18
    Structure de données permettant de décrire les connaissances relatives à une entité, sous forme d’un ensemble d’attributs et de procédures liées à ces attributs.
  19. 19
    Synonyme de conteneur.
  20. 20
    Trait, ensemble de traits ou motif entourant la surface cartographiée.
  21. 21
    Pont-cadre.
  22. 22
    Aire de jeu matérialisée par des raies tracées sur le sol, aux dimensions réglementées selon la catégorie des joueurs et le type d’épreuve.

This word in other languages

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as: acdre,caddre,cader,cadrre,carde,ccadre,cdare

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

How far each generated variant is from the correct spelling of cadre - expressed in single-character edits (insert, delete, or swap one letter). Bigger bars stand out at a glance; a one-edit slip is the hardest to catch.

acdre2caddre1cader2cadrre1carde2ccadre1cdare2
Edit distance from "cadre"

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 "cadre"?
"cadre" is spelled C-A-D-R-E. The IPA pronunciation is \kadʁ\.
What does "cadre" mean?
As a noun, "cadre" means: Bordure de bois, de marbre, de bronze, etc., dans laquelle on place un tableau, une estampe, un ouvrage de sculpture, etc.
What words are commonly confused with "cadre"?
"cadre" is commonly confused with "car", "cdr", "Cré". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.
How do you pronounce "cadre"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "cadre" is \kadʁ\. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "cadre" come from?
"cadre" is a French word. PlainSpell covers definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data across English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German.
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Using “cadre”

The practical upshot for anyone who landed here from a spell-check.

  • The one correct French spelling is C-A-D-R-E - every other letter order is a misspelling in standard orthography.
  • Say it as \kadʁ\ (IPA); tap the speaker on the pronunciation badge to hear it where audio exists.
  • Don't mix it up with “car” - see the side-by-side comparison. cadre vs car
  • 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.

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list FrequencyWords open word-frequency list