Which to use
“cachent” and “cassent” are a confusable French pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #9,127
- “cachent” frequency rank
- #16,823
- “cassent” frequency rank
- 25950
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | cachent | cassent |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Troisième personne du pluriel de l’indicatif présent du verbe cacher. | Troisième personne du pluriel de l’indicatif présent du verbe casser. |
Where the eye mixes cachent and cassent
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 5 letters in sequence.
Why the eye confuses cachent with cassent
A purely visual mix-up. cachent (\kaʃ\) and cassent (\kas\) are said differently, so reading them aloud is the quickest way to catch the wrong one. On the page they stay close: they share most of their letters but differ in 2 positions. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 25950, 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\. cassent is at rank #16,823, tagged as averb, pronounced \kas\.
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 25950, this pair ranks #337,942 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.
Orthographic DNA of cachent vs cassent
Shared letters: acent. Private to "cachent": h. Private to "cassent": s.
"cachent" · 7 letters · shape CVCCVCC · "cassent" · 7 letters · shape CVCCVCC
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Is swapping "cachent" for "cassent" ever safe?
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After this comparison
Visual near-miss handled. Browse the word pages or a neighbour when the next look-alike shows up.
- Full dictionary entry for "cachent" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "cassent" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #337,942 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "cachent" and "cassent" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "cassent vs casseur". 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 #337,942 of 440,172 scored French pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.