Which to use
“cache” and “cloche” are a confusable French pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #2,409
- “cache” frequency rank
- #6,690
- “cloche” frequency rank
- 9099
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | cache | cloche |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Lieu propre à cacher ou à se cacher. | Instrument fait de métal, ordinairement de bronze, creux, ouvert, qui va en s’élargissant par en bas et dont on tire du son au moyen d’un battant suspendu à l’intérieur ou à l’aide d’un marteau extérieur. |
Where the eye mixes cache and cloche
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 4 letters in sequence.
Visual trap between cache and cloche
A purely visual mix-up. cache (\kaʃ\) and cloche (\klɔʃ\) 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 9099, 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\. cloche is at rank #6,690, tagged as anoun, pronounced \klɔʃ\.
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 9099, this pair ranks #417,794 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.
Orthographic DNA of cache vs cloche
Shared letters: ceh. Private to "cache": a. Private to "cloche": lo.
"cache" · 5 letters · shape CVCCV · "cloche" · 6 letters · shape CCVCCV
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Is swapping "cache" for "cloche" ever safe?
Frequency check: "cache" vs "cloche" - which ranks higher?
After this comparison
Pronunciation already separates them, if the page still looks alike, the dictionary links below settle it.
- Full dictionary entry for "cache" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "cloche" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #417,794 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "cache" and "cloche" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "cache 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 #417,794 of 440,172 scored French pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.