Which to use
“câblage” and “captage” are a confusable French pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #41,726
- “câblage” frequency rank
- #43,828
- “captage” frequency rank
- 85554
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | câblage | captage |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Opération qui consiste à réaliser des connexions entre les divers éléments d’un composant, sous-ensemble ou matériel | Action de capter (une source, de l’eau…). |
Where the eye mixes câblage and captage
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 4 letters in sequence.
Look-alike desk: câblage vs captage
A purely visual mix-up. câblage (\kɑ.blaʒ\) and captage (\kap.taʒ\) 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 3 positions. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 85554, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
câblage is recorded at frequency rank #41,726, classified as anoun, pronounced \kɑ.blaʒ\. captage is at rank #43,828, tagged as anoun, pronounced \kap.taʒ\.
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 85554, this pair ranks #11,167 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs - among the most confusable pairs.
Orthographic DNA of câblage vs captage
Shared letters: aceg. Private to "câblage": blâ. Private to "captage": pt.
"câblage" · 7 letters · shape CVCCVCV · "captage" · 7 letters · shape CVCCVCV
Known mistypes of this pair
- captage ← acptage · capatge · capptage · captaeg · captagge · captgae · capttage · catpage
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "câblage" and "captage" mean the same thing in a sentence?
In ordinary French text, does "câblage" or "captage" show up more?
What to do next
Pronunciation already separates them, if the page still looks alike, the dictionary links below settle it.
- Full dictionary entry for "câblage" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "captage" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #11,167 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "câblage" and "captage" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "cantate vs captage". 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 #11,167 of 440,172 scored French pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.