Which to use
“câble” and “cabot” are a confusable French pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #4,849
- “câble” frequency rank
- #37,707
- “cabot” frequency rank
- 42556
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | câble | cabot |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Gros cordage formé de l’assemblage de plusieurs torons de chanvre, d’aloès, d’acier, etc. | Chien. |
Where the eye mixes câble and cabot
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 2 letters in sequence.
Why the eye confuses câble with cabot
A purely visual mix-up. câble (\kabl\) and cabot (\ka.bo\) 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 42556, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
câble is recorded at frequency rank #4,849, classified as anoun, pronounced \kabl\. cabot is at rank #37,707, tagged as anoun, pronounced \ka.bo\.
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 42556, this pair ranks #224,699 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of câble vs cabot
Shared letters: bc. Private to "câble": elâ. Private to "cabot": aot.
"câble" · 5 letters · shape CVCCV · "cabot" · 5 letters · shape CVCVC
Known mistypes of this pair
- cabot ← acbot · cabbot · cabott · cabto · caobt · cbaot · ccabot
Frequently Asked Questions
Is swapping "câble" for "cabot" ever safe?
Frequency check: "câble" vs "cabot" - which ranks higher?
What to do next
Pronunciation already separates them, if the page still looks alike, the dictionary links below settle it.
- Full dictionary entry for "câble" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "cabot" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #224,699 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "câble" and "cabot" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "cabot vs Capet". 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 #224,699 of 440,172 scored French pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.