cage

\kaʒ\

/\kaʒ\/ noun

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The verdict

“cage” is a regularly-used French word, ranked #5,639 in French word frequency and used as a noun.

#5,639
frequency rank, French
4
letters
5
tracked misspellings
20
confusable pairs

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - Petite loge portative faite de fils de fer ou de menus bâtons d’osier et dans laquelle on enferme ordinairement des petits animaux.

Visual similarity to commonly confused words

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

cage vs ce
50% similar
cage vs cas
50% similar
cage vs car
50% similar

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

Key facts for cage
PropertyValue
Headwordcage
LanguageFrench
Part of speechNoun
IPA\kaʒ\
Letters4
Frequency rank#5,639
Misspellings tracked5
Confusable pairs20
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Where “cage” 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). cage 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 cage is 4 letters long, classified as a noun, and transcribed in the International Phonetic Alphabet as \kaʒ\. Corpus data places it at rank #5,639 in overall French word frequency, indicating it appears regularly in written and spoken text. Wiktionary records 14 distinct senses for this headword, so context determines which meaning a reader should apply.

Our generated misspelling index lists 5 likely wrong-spelling variants for cage, with forms such as "acge", "caeg", and "cagge". 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, "ce", "cas", "car", and more, a pairing that trips writers up because the two words share enough sound or shape to blur together.

This entry carries no recorded etymology, so its spelling is best read as a straightforward mapping from sound to letter. The correct French form is cage, spelled C-A-G-E.

Definition

  1. 1
    Petite loge portative faite de fils de fer ou de menus bâtons d’osier et dans laquelle on enferme ordinairement des petits animaux.
  2. 2
    Petite loge portative en bois avec des carreaux translucides, (particulièrement destinée à accueillir un pinson).
  3. 3
    Loge portative d’assez grandes dimensions, garnie de barreaux d’un ou de plusieurs côtés, et destinée à renfermer des animaux et même des hommes.
  4. 4
    Espace clos.
  5. 5
    Benne qui s’élevant ou descendant verticalement fait remonter ou descendre les ouvriers d’un puits.
  6. 6
    Boite qui renferme un mouvement d’horlogerie.
  7. 7
    Dispositif à claire-voie servant à garder le poisson vivant dans l’eau ou à l’empêcher de s’échapper d’un étang.
  8. 8
    But (endroit où il faut réussir à envoyer le ballon).
  9. 9
    Joueurs de deuxième ligne au rugby (ils sont comme prisonniers dans la mêlée, coincés entre les premières et troisièmes lignes, ce qui explique ce terme).
  10. 10
    Cage de roulement, pièce d'un palier à roulement permettant d'en maintenir en place les billes ou les galets.
  11. 11
    Voiture → voir caisse.
  12. 12
    Cage de chasteté, cage pénienne.
  13. 13
    Pièce métallique couvert d'emplacements pour vis où se loge la caméra, permettant la fixation d'équipements (tige, batterie etc...).
  14. 14
    Cage thoracique.

This word in other languages

cage(English)jaula(Español)Käfig(Deutsch)gaiola(Português)

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as: acge,caeg,cagge,ccage,cgae

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

How far each generated variant is from the correct spelling of cage - 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.

acge2caeg2cagge1ccage1cgae2
Edit distance from "cage"

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 "cage"?
"cage" is spelled C-A-G-E. The IPA pronunciation is \kaʒ\.
What does "cage" mean?
As a noun, "cage" means: Petite loge portative faite de fils de fer ou de menus bâtons d’osier et dans laquelle on enferme ordinairement des petits animaux.
What words are commonly confused with "cage"?
"cage" is commonly confused with "ce", "cas", "car". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.
How do you pronounce "cage"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "cage" is \kaʒ\. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "cage" come from?
"cage" 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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Using “cage”

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

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