Which to use
“cachée” is an adjective and “couchée” is a noun - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #7,282
- “cachée” frequency rank
- #17,398
- “couchée” frequency rank
- 24680
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | cachée | couchée |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Féminin singulier de caché. | Lieu où on loge la nuit en faisant voyage. |
Where the eye mixes cachée and couchée
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 5 letters in sequence. cachée runs 6 letters (CVCCVV) against couchée's 7 (CVVCCVV) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.
Look-alike desk: cachée vs couchée
These two trip readers on the page rather than in the ear: cachée is \ka.ʃe\ while couchée is \ku.ʃe\. Spoken aloud the problem disappears. In writing it persists, because they differ by 1 letter(s) in length, and the parts of speech differ too (adjective vs noun), which is usually the fastest check. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 24680, 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\. couchée is at rank #17,398, tagged as anoun, pronounced \ku.ʃe\.
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 24680, this pair ranks #345,220 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.
Orthographic DNA of cachée vs couchée
Shared letters: cehé. Private to "cachée": a. Private to "couchée": ou.
"cachée" · 6 letters · shape CVCCVV · "couchée" · 7 letters · shape CVVCCVV
Frequently Asked Questions
Is swapping "cachée" for "couchée" ever safe?
In ordinary French text, does "cachée" or "couchée" show up more?
After this comparison
Pronunciation already separates them, if the page still looks alike, the dictionary links below settle it.
- Full dictionary entry for "cachée" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "couchée" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #345,220 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "cachée" and "couchée" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "coaches vs couchée". Nearby pair
Confusion rank #345,220 of 440,172 scored French pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.