Which to use
“caa” and “caux” are a confusable French pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #44,346
- “caa” frequency rank
- #38,692
- “caux” frequency rank
- 83038
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | caa | caux |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Chasse, pêche. | Mélange de choux, de navets et de pommes que l’on donne aux vaches et aux cochons. |
Where the eye mixes caa and caux
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 2 letters in sequence. caa runs 3 letters (CVV) against caux's 4 (CVVC) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.
Visual trap between caa and caux
A purely visual mix-up. caa (\caː\) and caux (\ko\) 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 83038, 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\. caux is at rank #38,692, tagged as anoun, pronounced \ko\.
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 83038, this pair ranks #15,572 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs - among the most confusable pairs.
Orthographic DNA of caa vs caux
Shared letters: ac. Private to "caa": -. Private to "caux": ux.
"caa" · 3 letters · shape CVV · "caux" · 4 letters · shape CVVC
Known mistypes of this pair
- caux ← acux · cauxx · caxu · ccaux · cuax
Frequently Asked Questions
Can "caa" and "caux" be used interchangeably?
Frequency check: "caa" vs "caux" - which ranks higher?
After this comparison
Eye-level mix-up between "caa" and "caux" 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 "caux" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #15,572 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "caa" and "caux" 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 #15,572 of 440,172 scored French pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.