Which to use
“cabaye” and “cabine” are a confusable French pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #27,714
- “cabaye” frequency rank
- #7,535
- “cabine” frequency rank
- 35249
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | cabaye | cabine |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Autre orthographe de cabaille. | Petite chambre à coucher, à bord d’un bateau. |
Where the eye mixes cabaye and cabine
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 4 letters in sequence. cabaye (CVCVVV) and cabine (CVCVCV) run the same length but a different consonant-vowel pattern - the shape difference is usually the fastest tell.
Why the eye confuses cabaye with cabine
A purely visual mix-up. cabaye (\ka.baj\) and cabine (\ka.bin\) 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 35249, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
cabaye is recorded at frequency rank #27,714, classified as anoun, pronounced \ka.baj\. cabine is at rank #7,535, tagged as anoun, pronounced \ka.bin\.
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 35249, this pair ranks #278,094 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of cabaye vs cabine
Shared letters: abce. Private to "cabaye": y. Private to "cabine": in.
"cabaye" · 6 letters · shape CVCVVV · "cabine" · 6 letters · shape CVCVCV
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "cabaye" and "cabine" mean the same thing in a sentence?
Which is more common, "cabaye" or "cabine"?
After this comparison
Visual near-miss handled. Browse the word pages or a neighbour when the next look-alike shows up.
- Full dictionary entry for "cabaye" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "cabine" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #278,094 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "cabaye" and "cabine" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "cabaye vs câblage". 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 #278,094 of 440,172 scored French pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.