Which to use
“cache” and “cruche” are a confusable French pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #2,409
- “cache” frequency rank
- #27,391
- “cruche” frequency rank
- 29800
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | cache | cruche |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Lieu propre à cacher ou à se cacher. | Vase de terre ou de grès, à anse, qui a ordinairement la panse large et le col étroit. |
Where the eye mixes cache and cruche
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 4 letters in sequence.
Visual trap between cache and cruche
A purely visual mix-up. cache (\kaʃ\) and cruche (\kʁyʃ\) 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 29800, 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\. cruche is at rank #27,391, tagged as anoun, pronounced \kʁyʃ\.
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 29800, this pair ranks #314,404 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of cache vs cruche
Shared letters: ceh. Private to "cache": a. Private to "cruche": ru.
"cache" · 5 letters · shape CVCCV · "cruche" · 6 letters · shape CCVCCV
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "cache" and "cruche" mean the same thing in a sentence?
In ordinary French text, does "cache" or "cruche" show up more?
After this comparison
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 "cruche" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #314,404 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "cache" and "cruche" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "croce vs cruche". 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 #314,404 of 440,172 scored French pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.