cachervscachotWhat's the difference?

Quick tell: cacher is a verb, cachot is a noun, so they fill different roles in a sentence.

Which to use

“cacher” is a verb and “cachot” is a noun - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.

#2,763
“cacher” frequency rank
#26,993
“cachot” frequency rank
29756
confusion score

Side-by-Side Comparison

Feature cacher cachot
Definition Mettre (une personne ou une chose) en un lieu où on ne peut pas la voir, la recouvrir. Cellule basse et obscure.

Where the eye mixes cacher and cachot

Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 4 letters in sequence.

6 ch
cacher
6 ch
cachot

Spelling & Dictionary Insight

These two trip readers on the page rather than in the ear: cacher is \ka.ʃe\ while cachot is \ka.ʃo\. Spoken aloud the problem disappears. In writing it persists, because they share most of their letters but differ in 2 positions, and the parts of speech differ too (verb vs noun), which is usually the fastest check. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 29756, 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\. cachot is at rank #26,993, tagged as anoun, pronounced \ka.ʃo\.

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 29756, this pair ranks #314,695 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.

Orthographic DNA of cacher vs cachot

Shared letters: ach. Private to "cacher": er. Private to "cachot": ot.

"cacher" · 6 letters · shape CVCCVC  ·  "cachot" · 6 letters · shape CVCCVC

Known mistypes of this pair

  • cacheraccher · caccher · cacehr · cacherr · cachher · cachre · cahcer · ccacher
  • cachotacchot · cacchot · cachhot · cachott · cachto · cacoht · cahcot · ccachot

Frequently Asked Questions

Can "cacher" and "cachot" be used interchangeably?
No - they are not even the same part of speech. "cacher" is a verb and "cachot" a noun, so a sentence built for one is usually ungrammatical with the other.
Which is more common, "cacher" or "cachot"?
"cacher" is the more common of the two: it sits at frequency rank #2,763 in our French list, against #26,993 for "cachot". The two are close in frequency, so neither is a safe default; check the meaning rather than guessing.

Source: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org) Structured Wiktionary extract

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list