Which to use
“caa” and “cath” are a confusable French pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #44,346
- “caa” frequency rank
- #40,167
- “cath” frequency rank
- 84513
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | caa | cath |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Chasse, pêche. | Chat (animal). |
Where the eye mixes caa and cath
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 2 letters in sequence. caa runs 3 letters (CVV) against cath's 4 (CVCC) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.
Look-alike desk: caa vs cath
A purely visual mix-up. caa (\caː\) and cath (\kaːθ\) 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 84513, 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\. cath is at rank #40,167, tagged as anoun, pronounced \kaːθ\.
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 84513, this pair ranks #12,874 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs - among the most confusable pairs.
Orthographic DNA of caa vs cath
Shared letters: ac. Private to "caa": -. Private to "cath": ht.
"caa" · 3 letters · shape CVV · "cath" · 4 letters · shape CVCC
Known mistypes of this pair
- cath ← acth · cathh · catth · ccath · ctah
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "caa" and "cath" mean the same thing in a sentence?
In ordinary French text, does "caa" or "cath" show up more?
Useful next steps
Pronunciation already separates them, if the page still looks alike, the dictionary links below settle it.
- Full dictionary entry for "caa" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "cath" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #12,874 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "caa" and "cath" 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 #12,874 of 440,172 scored French pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.