Which to use
“cache” and “cade” are a confusable French pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #2,409
- “cache” frequency rank
- #40,160
- “cade” frequency rank
- 42569
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | cache | cade |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Lieu propre à cacher ou à se cacher. | Oxycèdre. |
Where the eye mixes cache and cade
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 3 letters in sequence.
Why the eye confuses cache with cade
A purely visual mix-up. cache (\kaʃ\) and cade (\kad\) 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 42569, 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\. cade is at rank #40,160, tagged as anoun, pronounced \kad\.
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 42569, this pair ranks #224,611 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of cache vs cade
Shared letters: ace. Private to "cache": h. Private to "cade": d.
"cache" · 5 letters · shape CVCCV · "cade" · 4 letters · shape CVCV
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Is swapping "cache" for "cade" ever safe?
Frequency check: "cache" vs "cade" - which ranks higher?
What to do next
Visual near-miss handled. Browse the word pages or a neighbour when the next look-alike shows up.
- Full dictionary entry for "cache" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "cade" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #224,611 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "cache" and "cade" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "cade vs conde". 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 #224,611 of 440,172 scored French pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.