Which to use
“cachent” and “crachent” are a confusable French pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #9,127
- “cachent” frequency rank
- #30,117
- “crachent” frequency rank
- 39244
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | cachent | crachent |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Troisième personne du pluriel de l’indicatif présent du verbe cacher. | Troisième personne du pluriel de l’indicatif présent de cracher. |
Where the eye mixes cachent and crachent
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 7 letters in sequence.
Visual trap between cachent and crachent
A purely visual mix-up. cachent (\kaʃ\) and crachent (\kʁaʃ\) 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 39244, 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\. crachent is at rank #30,117, tagged as averb, pronounced \kʁaʃ\.
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 39244, this pair ranks #249,416 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of cachent vs crachent
Shared letters: acehnt. Private to "cachent": -. Private to "crachent": r.
"cachent" · 7 letters · shape CVCCVCC · "crachent" · 8 letters · shape CCVCCVCC
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "cachent" and "crachent" mean the same thing in a sentence?
Which is more common, "cachent" or "crachent"?
What to do next
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 "crachent" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #249,416 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "cachent" and "crachent" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "crachant vs crachent". 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 #249,416 of 440,172 scored French pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.