Which to use
“cachait” is a verb and “cachets” is a noun - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #15,582
- “cachait” frequency rank
- #23,790
- “cachets” frequency rank
- 39372
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | cachait | cachets |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Troisième personne du singulier de l’indicatif imparfait du verbe cacher. | Pluriel de cachet. |
Same sound, different letters: cachait vs cachets
Muted letters are shared; highlighted letters are the only spelling cue when pronunciation matches. Shared run: 5 letters.
Homophone desk: cachait vs cachets
Say them out loud and nothing separates them: cachait 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 share most of their letters but differ in 3 positions. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 39372, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
cachait is recorded at frequency rank #15,582, 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 39372, this pair ranks #248,468 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of cachait vs cachets
Shared letters: acht. Private to "cachait": i. Private to "cachets": es.
"cachait" · 7 letters · shape CVCCVVC · "cachets" · 7 letters · shape CVCCVCC
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Is swapping "cachait" for "cachets" ever safe?
Which is more common, "cachait" or "cachets"?
What to do next
"cachait" and "cachets" share a sound, keep the gloss open, then jump to the headword or a nearby trap.
- Full dictionary entry for "cachait" 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 #248,468 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "cachait" 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 #248,468 of 440,172 scored French pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.