Which to use
“cacher” and “carrer” are a confusable French pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #2,763
- “cacher” frequency rank
- #48,969
- “carrer” frequency rank
- 51732
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | cacher | carrer |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Mettre (une personne ou une chose) en un lieu où on ne peut pas la voir, la recouvrir. | Donner une figure carrée, rendre carré. |
Where the eye mixes cacher and carrer
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 4 letters in sequence.
Spelling & Dictionary Insight
A purely visual mix-up. cacher (\ka.ʃe\) and carrer (\ka.ʁe\) 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 51732, 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\. carrer is at rank #48,969, tagged as averb, pronounced \ka.ʁe\.
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 51732, this pair ranks #152,866 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of cacher vs carrer
Shared letters: acer. Private to "cacher": h. Private to "carrer": -.
"cacher" · 6 letters · shape CVCCVC · "carrer" · 6 letters · shape CVCCVC