Which to use
“cachant” and “crachent” are a confusable French pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #19,228
- “cachant” frequency rank
- #30,117
- “crachent” frequency rank
- 49345
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | cachant | crachent |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Participe présent du verbe cacher. | Troisième personne du pluriel de l’indicatif présent de cracher. |
Where the eye mixes cachant and crachent
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 6 letters in sequence. cachant runs 7 letters (CVCCVCC) against crachent's 8 (CCVCCVCC) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.
Visual trap between cachant and crachent
A purely visual mix-up. cachant (\ka.ʃɑ̃\) and crachent (\kʁaʃ\) 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 1 letter(s) in length. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 49345, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
cachant is recorded at frequency rank #19,228, classified as averb, pronounced \ka.ʃɑ̃\. crachent is at rank #30,117, tagged as averb, pronounced \kʁaʃ\.
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 49345, this pair ranks #171,452 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of cachant vs crachent
Shared letters: achnt. Private to "cachant": -. Private to "crachent": er.
"cachant" · 7 letters · shape CVCCVCC · "crachent" · 8 letters · shape CCVCCVCC
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Can "cachant" and "crachent" be used interchangeably?
Frequency check: "cachant" vs "crachent" - 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 "cachant" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "crachent" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #171,452 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "cachant" and "crachent" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "crachant vs crachent". 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 #171,452 of 440,172 scored French pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.