Which to use
“cachaient” is a verb and “cachets” is a noun - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #35,413
- “cachaient” frequency rank
- #23,790
- “cachets” frequency rank
- 59203
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | cachaient | cachets |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Troisième personne du pluriel de l’indicatif imparfait du verbe cacher. | Pluriel de cachet. |
Same sound, different letters: cachaient vs cachets
Muted letters are shared; highlighted letters are the only spelling cue when pronunciation matches. Shared run: 6 letters.
Same sound, different spelling - cachaient / cachets
Say them out loud and nothing separates them: cachaient and cachets carry the same recorded pronunciation, \ka.ʃɛ\. Grammar is what tells them apart: one is averb, the other anoun, so most sentences will only accept one of them. They differ by 2 letter(s) in length. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 59203, 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\. cachets is at rank #23,790, tagged as anoun, pronounced \ka.ʃɛ\.
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 59203, this pair ranks #104,484 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs - among the most confusable pairs.
Orthographic DNA of cachaient vs cachets
Shared letters: aceht. Private to "cachaient": in. Private to "cachets": s.
"cachaient" · 9 letters · shape CVCCVVVCC · "cachets" · 7 letters · shape CVCCVCC
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Can "cachaient" and "cachets" be used interchangeably?
Frequency check: "cachaient" vs "cachets" - which ranks higher?
Useful next steps
"cachaient" and "cachets" share a sound, keep the gloss open, then jump to the headword or a nearby trap.
- Full dictionary entry for "cachaient" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "cachets" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #104,484 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "cachaient" and "cachets" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "cachets vs coaches". 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 #104,484 of 440,172 scored French pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.