Which to use
“cacher” is a verb and “cachets” is a noun - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #2,763
- “cacher” frequency rank
- #23,790
- “cachets” frequency rank
- 26553
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | cacher | cachets |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Mettre (une personne ou une chose) en un lieu où on ne peut pas la voir, la recouvrir. | Pluriel de cachet. |
Where the eye mixes cacher and cachets
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 5 letters in sequence.
Why the eye confuses cacher with cachets
These two trip readers on the page rather than in the ear: cacher is \ka.ʃe\ while cachets is \ka.ʃɛ\. Spoken aloud the problem disappears. In writing it persists, because they differ by 1 letter(s) in length, and the parts of speech differ too (verb vs noun), which is usually the fastest check. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 26553, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
cacher is recorded at frequency rank #2,763, classified as averb, pronounced \ka.ʃe\. cachets is at rank #23,790, tagged as anoun, pronounced \ka.ʃɛ\.
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 26553, this pair ranks #334,297 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.
Orthographic DNA of cacher vs cachets
Shared letters: aceh. Private to "cacher": r. Private to "cachets": st.
"cacher" · 6 letters · shape CVCCVC · "cachets" · 7 letters · shape CVCCVCC
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Can "cacher" and "cachets" be used interchangeably?
In ordinary French text, does "cacher" or "cachets" show up more?
What to do next
Visual near-miss handled. Browse the word pages or a neighbour when the next look-alike shows up.
- Full dictionary entry for "cacher" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "cachets" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #334,297 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "cacher" and "cachets" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "cachets vs coaches". 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 #334,297 of 440,172 scored French pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.