Which to use
“cachaient” and “cachent” are a confusable French pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #35,413
- “cachaient” frequency rank
- #9,127
- “cachent” frequency rank
- 44540
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | cachaient | cachent |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Troisième personne du pluriel de l’indicatif imparfait du verbe cacher. | Troisième personne du pluriel de l’indicatif présent du verbe cacher. |
Where the eye mixes cachaient and cachent
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 7 letters in sequence.
Look-alike desk: cachaient vs cachent
A purely visual mix-up. cachaient (\ka.ʃɛ\) and cachent (\kaʃ\) are said differently, so reading them aloud is the quickest way to catch the wrong one. On the page they stay close: they differ by 2 letter(s) in length. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 44540, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
cachaient is recorded at frequency rank #35,413, classified as averb, pronounced \ka.ʃɛ\. cachent is at rank #9,127, tagged as averb, pronounced \kaʃ\.
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 44540, this pair ranks #209,716 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of cachaient vs cachent
Shared letters: acehnt. Private to "cachaient": i. Private to "cachent": -.
"cachaient" · 9 letters · shape CVCCVVVCC · "cachent" · 7 letters · shape CVCCVCC
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Can "cachaient" and "cachent" be used interchangeably?
Frequency check: "cachaient" vs "cachent" - which ranks higher?
Useful next steps
Pronunciation already separates them, if the page still looks alike, the dictionary links below settle it.
- Full dictionary entry for "cachaient" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "cachent" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #209,716 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "cachaient" and "cachent" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "cachaient vs cachets". 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 #209,716 of 440,172 scored French pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.