Which to use
“cabanes” and “cobayes” are a confusable French pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #19,227
- “cabanes” frequency rank
- #28,487
- “cobayes” frequency rank
- 47714
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | cabanes | cobayes |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Pluriel de cabane. | Pluriel de cobaye. |
Where the eye mixes cabanes and cobayes
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 5 letters in sequence. cabanes (CVCVCVC) and cobayes (CVCVVVC) run the same length but a different consonant-vowel pattern - the shape difference is usually the fastest tell.
Visual trap between cabanes and cobayes
A purely visual mix-up. cabanes (\ka.ban\) and cobayes (\kɔ.baj\) are said differently, so reading them aloud is the quickest way to catch the wrong one. On the page they stay close: they share most of their letters but differ in 2 positions. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 47714, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
cabanes is recorded at frequency rank #19,227, classified as anoun, pronounced \ka.ban\. cobayes is at rank #28,487, tagged as anoun, pronounced \kɔ.baj\.
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 47714, this pair ranks #184,750 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of cabanes vs cobayes
Shared letters: abces. Private to "cabanes": n. Private to "cobayes": oy.
"cabanes" · 7 letters · shape CVCVCVC · "cobayes" · 7 letters · shape CVCVVVC
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Can "cabanes" and "cobayes" be used interchangeably?
Frequency check: "cabanes" vs "cobayes" - which ranks higher?
Useful next steps
Eye-level mix-up between "cabanes" and "cobayes" is sorted above. Next: full entries or other pairs that share a letter shape.
- Full dictionary entry for "cabanes" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "cobayes" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #184,750 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "cabanes" and "cobayes" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "cabanes vs cutanés". 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 #184,750 of 440,172 scored French pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.