Which to use
“cachent” and “crachant” are a confusable French pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #9,127
- “cachent” frequency rank
- #49,007
- “crachant” frequency rank
- 58134
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | cachent | crachant |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Troisième personne du pluriel de l’indicatif présent du verbe cacher. | Participe présent de cracher. |
Where the eye mixes cachent and crachant
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 6 letters in sequence.
Why the eye confuses cachent with crachant
A purely visual mix-up. cachent (\kaʃ\) and crachant (\kʁa.ʃɑ̃\) are said differently, so reading them aloud is the quickest way to catch the wrong one. On the page they stay close: they differ by 1 letter(s) in length. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 58134, 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\. crachant is at rank #49,007, tagged as averb, pronounced \kʁa.ʃɑ̃\.
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 58134, this pair ranks #110,820 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs - among the most confusable pairs.
Orthographic DNA of cachent vs crachant
Shared letters: achnt. Private to "cachent": e. Private to "crachant": r.
"cachent" · 7 letters · shape CVCCVCC · "crachant" · 8 letters · shape CCVCCVCC
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "cachent" and "crachant" mean the same thing in a sentence?
In ordinary French text, does "cachent" or "crachant" 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 "cachent" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "crachant" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #110,820 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "cachent" and "crachant" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "crachant vs crachats". 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 #110,820 of 440,172 scored French pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.