Which to use
“cachent” is a verb and “cash” is an adverb - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #9,127
- “cachent” frequency rank
- #6,272
- “cash” frequency rank
- 15399
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | cachent | cash |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Troisième personne du pluriel de l’indicatif présent du verbe cacher. | Comptant. |
Same sound, different letters: cachent vs cash
Muted letters are shared; highlighted letters are the only spelling cue when pronunciation matches. Shared run: 3 letters.
Same sound, different spelling - cachent / cash
Say them out loud and nothing separates them: cachent and cash carry the same recorded pronunciation, \kaʃ\. Grammar is what tells them apart: one is averb, the other anadverb, so most sentences will only accept one of them. They differ by 3 letter(s) in length. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 15399, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
cachent is recorded at frequency rank #9,127, classified as averb, pronounced \kaʃ\. cash is at rank #6,272, tagged as anadv, pronounced \kaʃ\.
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 15399, this pair ranks #392,528 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.
Orthographic DNA of cachent vs cash
Shared letters: ach. Private to "cachent": ent. Private to "cash": s.
"cachent" · 7 letters · shape CVCCVCC · "cash" · 4 letters · shape CVCC
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Can "cachent" and "cash" be used interchangeably?
Which is more common, "cachent" or "cash"?
After this comparison
You've separated the homophone pair "cachent" / "cash". Follow the links when you need the full entry or a neighbour that trips the same ear.
- Full dictionary entry for "cachent" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "cash" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #392,528 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "cachent" and "cash" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "cachent vs crachant". 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 #392,528 of 440,172 scored French pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.