Which to use
“cachée” is an adjective and “cracher” is a verb - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #7,282
- “cachée” frequency rank
- #10,478
- “cracher” frequency rank
- 17760
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | cachée | cracher |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Féminin singulier de caché. | Projeter par la bouche de la salive, de la pituite ou toute autre mucosité des voies respiratoires. |
Where the eye mixes cachée and cracher
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 5 letters in sequence.
Visual trap between cachée and cracher
These two trip readers on the page rather than in the ear: cachée is \ka.ʃe\ while cracher is \kʁa.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 verb), which is usually the fastest check. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 17760, 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\. cracher is at rank #10,478, tagged as averb, pronounced \kʁa.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 17760, this pair ranks #381,608 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.
Orthographic DNA of cachée vs cracher
Shared letters: aceh. Private to "cachée": é. Private to "cracher": r.
"cachée" · 6 letters · shape CVCCVV · "cracher" · 7 letters · shape CCVCCVC
Known mistypes of this pair
- cracher ← carcher · ccracher · craccher · cracehr · cracherr · crachher · crachre · crahcer
Frequently Asked Questions
Can "cachée" and "cracher" be used interchangeably?
Which is more common, "cachée" or "cracher"?
Useful next steps
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 "cracher" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #381,608 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "cachée" and "cracher" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "coaches vs cracher". 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 #381,608 of 440,172 scored French pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.