Which to use
“cache” is a noun and “cachent” is a verb - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #2,409
- “cache” frequency rank
- #9,127
- “cachent” frequency rank
- 11536
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | cache | cachent |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Lieu propre à cacher ou à se cacher. | Troisième personne du pluriel de l’indicatif présent du verbe cacher. |
Same sound, different letters: cache vs cachent
Muted letters are shared; highlighted letters are the only spelling cue when pronunciation matches. Shared run: 5 letters.
Ear matches; page differs - cache and cachent
Say them out loud and nothing separates them: cache and cachent carry the same recorded pronunciation, \kaʃ\. Grammar is what tells them apart: one is anoun, the other averb, so most sentences will only accept one of them. They differ by 2 extra letter(s) - “cache” sits inside “cachent”. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 11536, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
cache is recorded at frequency rank #2,409, classified as anoun, pronounced \kaʃ\. 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 11536, this pair ranks #408,791 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.
Orthographic DNA of cache vs cachent
Shared letters: aceh. Private to "cache": -. Private to "cachent": nt.
"cache" · 5 letters · shape CVCCV · "cachent" · 7 letters · shape CVCCVCC
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "cache" and "cachent" mean the same thing in a sentence?
Which is more common, "cache" or "cachent"?
Useful next steps
"cache" and "cachent" share a sound, keep the gloss open, then jump to the headword or a nearby trap.
- Full dictionary entry for "cache" 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 #408,791 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "cache" and "cachent" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "cachent vs crachant". 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 #408,791 of 440,172 scored French pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.