Which to use
“cachée” and “calée” are a confusable French pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #7,282
- “cachée” frequency rank
- #48,384
- “calée” frequency rank
- 55666
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | cachée | calée |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Féminin singulier de caché. | Féminin singulier de calé. |
Where the eye mixes cachée and calée
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 4 letters in sequence. cachée runs 6 letters (CVCCVV) against calée's 5 (CVCVV) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.
Visual trap between cachée and calée
A purely visual mix-up. cachée (\ka.ʃe\) and calée (\ka.le\) 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 55666, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
cachée is recorded at frequency rank #7,282, classified as anadj, pronounced \ka.ʃe\. calée is at rank #48,384, tagged as anadj, pronounced \ka.le\.
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 55666, this pair ranks #126,009 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of cachée vs calée
Shared letters: aceé. Private to "cachée": h. Private to "calée": l.
"cachée" · 6 letters · shape CVCCVV · "calée" · 5 letters · shape CVCVV
Frequently Asked Questions
Can "cachée" and "calée" be used interchangeably?
Frequency check: "cachée" vs "calée" - 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 "cachée" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "calée" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #126,009 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "cachée" and "calée" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "cakes vs calée". Nearby pair
Confusion rank #126,009 of 440,172 scored French pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.