cachéesvscachezWhat's the difference?

Quick tell: cachées is a adjective, cachez is a verb, so they fill different roles in a sentence.

Which to use

“cachées” is an adjective and “cachez” is a verb - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.

#14,216
“cachées” frequency rank
#26,283
“cachez” frequency rank
40499
confusion score

Side-by-Side Comparison

Feature cachées cachez
Definition Féminin pluriel de caché. Deuxième personne du pluriel de l’indicatif présent du verbe cacher.

Where the spellings diverge

Shared letters are muted; the letters that actually set cachées and cachez apart are highlighted. They share 5 letters in sequence, which is exactly why the eye skips the difference.

7 ch
cachées
6 ch
cachez

Spelling & Dictionary Insight

Say them out loud and nothing separates them: cachées and cachez carry the same recorded pronunciation, \ka.ʃe\. Grammar is what tells them apart: one is anadjective, the other averb, so most sentences will only accept one of them. They differ by 1 letter(s) in length. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 40499, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.

cachées is recorded at frequency rank #14,216, classified as anadj, pronounced \ka.ʃe\. cachez is at rank #26,283, tagged as averb, pronounced \ka.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 40499, this pair ranks #240,029 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.

Orthographic DNA of cachées vs cachez

Shared letters: aceh. Private to "cachées": . Private to "cachez": z.

"cachées" · 7 letters · shape CVCCVVC  ·  "cachez" · 6 letters · shape CVCCVC

Known mistypes of this pair

  • cachezacchez · cacchez · cacehz · cachezz · cachhez · cachze · cahcez · ccachez

Frequency comparison

cachées#14,216
cachez#26,283

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list

Frequently Asked Questions

Can "cachées" and "cachez" be used interchangeably?
No - they are not even the same part of speech. "cachées" is an adjective and "cachez" a verb, so a sentence built for one is usually ungrammatical with the other.
Which is more common, "cachées" or "cachez"?
"cachées" is the more common of the two: it sits at frequency rank #14,216 in our French list, against #26,283 for "cachez". The two are close in frequency, so neither is a safe default; check the meaning rather than guessing.

Remembering cachées vs cachez

The fastest way to pick the right one every time.

  • Check the role first: if you need an adjective, it's “cachées”; for a verb, it's “cachez”.
  • See each word in full, definition, IPA, etymology and its other confusables. Full “cachées” entry
  • Browse more pairs most likely to be confused. Most confusable

Source: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org) Structured Wiktionary extract

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list