caduc

\ka.dyk\

/\ka.dyk\/ adj

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The verdict

“caduc” has 7 generated spelling variants in the French index at frequency #39,197. The variants make it a useful spelling check.

#39,197
frequency rank, French
8,609
“C” headwords
7
tracked misspellings
11
confusable pairs

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Se dit d’un organe, notamment les feuilles, se détachant et tombant chaque année.

Corpus desk

Index FR-caduc · caduc · French

caduc · rank #39,197 · 7 variants · 11 confusables

  • FREQ-MID #39,197
  • LEN-MID 5 letters
  • VOW-2 2 vowels
  • CONFUS-MID 11 pairs
  • VAR-MID 7 variants
  • BOOK-DENSE 8,609
  • PHOTO-FINISH bénédictin

Nearest frequency peer: bénédictin (-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 « caduc »

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

corpus weight

What this shows « caduc » 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).

caduc vs CDC
0% similar
caduc vs CDU
0% similar
caduc vs caux
60% similar

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

Key facts for caduc
PropertyValue
Headwordcaduc
LanguageFrench
Part of speechAdjective
IPA\ka.dyk\
Letters5
Frequency rank#39,197
Misspellings tracked7
Confusable pairs11
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Fréquence de l'aimant d'erreurs « caduc »

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

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

Les tics avancent en logarithme; chacun est de l'ordre de dix fois plus rare. Dans la même bande de rareté figurent « bénédictin » (#39,196), « caleçons » (#39,198), « Béatrix » (#39,195). Parmi 8,609 lemmes en « C », « caduc » est au #39,197. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

A misspelling magnet

The generator records 7 spelling variants around caduc (IPA \ka.dyk\), anadjective. Corpus frequency is #39,197 among 8,609 “C” headwords. Wiktionary lists 6 senses, so context still picks the gloss.

Our generated misspelling index lists 7 likely wrong-spelling variants for caduc, with forms such as "acduc", "cadcu", and "cadduc". 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 11 confusable-pair relationships, "CDC", "CDU", "caux", and more, a pairing that trips writers up because the two words share enough sound or shape to blur together.

Our source data has no etymology on file for this entry, leaving phoneme-to-grapheme mapping as the best guide to its spelling rather than a borrowing history. The correct French form is caduc, spelled C-A-D-U-C.

Definition

  1. 1
    Se dit d’un organe, notamment les feuilles, se détachant et tombant chaque année.
  2. 2
    Se dit d’un arbre dont les feuilles sont caduques.
  3. 3
    Qui touche à sa fin, à sa ruine.
  4. 4
    Qui est périmé, dépassé ou n’est plus valide.
  5. 5
    Qui reste sans effet, sans propriétaire.
  6. 6
    Muet.

Recorded use

Wiktionary examples

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

  1. Le chêne est un arbre à feuilles caduques. Calice caduc.
  2. Mais tu devrais me remercier, toi qui es si pauvre, si vieille et si caduque. — Pas si pauvre ni si vieille que vous le croyez, notre maître […] et, quant à être caduque, je suis aussi droite que vous sur mes jambes, soit dit sans affront.

Synonyms

tombantdéciduobsolètedésuet

Antonyms

persistantmarcescentsempervirent

This word in other languages

deciduous(English)caduco(Español)abgelebt(Deutsch)caduco(Português)

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as:

  • acduc
  • cadcu
  • cadduc
  • caducc
  • caudc
  • ccaduc
  • cdauc

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

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

acduc2cadcu2cadduc1caducc1caudc2ccaduc1cdauc2
Edit distance from "caduc"

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 "caduc"?
"caduc" is spelled C-A-D-U-C. The IPA pronunciation is \ka.dyk\.
What does "caduc" mean?
As an adjective, "caduc" means: Se dit d’un organe, notamment les feuilles, se détachant et tombant chaque année.
What words are commonly confused with "caduc"?
"caduc" is commonly confused with "CDC", "CDU", "caux". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.
How do you pronounce "caduc"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "caduc" is \ka.dyk\. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "caduc" come from?
"caduc" 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 "caduc", not the corpus desk frequency band.

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked French headwords with 5 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

boyau#39,189bouin#39,185binet#39,181besse#39,178

Similar misspelling depth

Headwords with a similar count of attested misspellings (7 here; floor ≥5).

buzzer7 variantsberce7 variantsbenji7 variantsclaus7 variants

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list