Which to use
“caa” and “cage” are a confusable French pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #44,346
- “caa” frequency rank
- #5,639
- “cage” frequency rank
- 49985
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | caa | cage |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Chasse, pêche. | Petite loge portative faite de fils de fer ou de menus bâtons d’osier et dans laquelle on enferme ordinairement des petits animaux. |
Where the eye mixes caa and cage
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 2 letters in sequence.
Visual trap between caa and cage
A purely visual mix-up. caa (\caː\) and cage (\kaʒ\) are said differently, so reading them aloud is the quickest way to catch the wrong one. On the page they stay close: they differ by 1 letter(s) in length. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 49985, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
caa is recorded at frequency rank #44,346, classified as anoun, pronounced \caː\. cage is at rank #5,639, tagged as anoun, pronounced \kaʒ\.
Glosses for this pair are partially populated in our dataset, but the full side-by-side definitions above should still guide you to the right choice.
With a confusion score of 49985, this pair ranks #166,226 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of caa vs cage
Shared letters: ac. Private to "caa": -. Private to "cage": eg.
"caa" · 3 letters · shape CVV · "cage" · 4 letters · shape CVCV
Known mistypes of this pair
- cage ← acge · caeg · cagge · ccage · cgae
Frequently Asked Questions
Is swapping "caa" for "cage" ever safe?
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After this comparison
Eye-level mix-up between "caa" and "cage" is sorted above. Next: full entries or other pairs that share a letter shape.
- Full dictionary entry for "caa" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "cage" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #166,226 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "caa" and "cage" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "caa vs CCE". Nearby pair
- Recorded mistypes exist for at least one side of this pair, useful when a spell-checker or OCR lands on the wrong form. See mistypes
Confusion rank #166,226 of 440,172 scored French pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.