Which to use
“cabo” is a noun and “cae” is a verb - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #40,649
- “cabo” frequency rank
- #43,819
- “cae” frequency rank
- 84468
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | cabo | cae |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Cap. | Troisième personne du singulier du présent de l’indicatif du verbe irrégulier caer. |
Where the eye mixes cabo and cae
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 2 letters in sequence.
Why the eye confuses cabo with cae
These two trip readers on the page rather than in the ear: cabo is \ˈka.βo\ while cae is \ˈka.e\. Spoken aloud the problem disappears. In writing it persists, because they differ by 1 letter(s) in length, and the parts of speech differ too (noun vs verb), which is usually the fastest check. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 84468, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
cabo is recorded at frequency rank #40,649, classified as anoun, pronounced \ˈka.βo\. cae is at rank #43,819, tagged as averb, pronounced \ˈka.e\.
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 84468, this pair ranks #12,957 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs - among the most confusable pairs.
Orthographic DNA of cabo vs cae
Shared letters: ac. Private to "cabo": bo. Private to "cae": e.
"cabo" · 4 letters · shape CVCV · "cae" · 3 letters · shape CVV
Known mistypes of this pair
- cabo ← acbo · cabbo · caob · cbao · ccabo
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "cabo" and "cae" mean the same thing in a sentence?
Frequency check: "cabo" vs "cae" - which ranks higher?
After this comparison
Pronunciation already separates them, if the page still looks alike, the dictionary links below settle it.
- Full dictionary entry for "cabo" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "cae" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #12,957 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "cabo" and "cae" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "cae 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 #12,957 of 440,172 scored French pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.