Which to use
“cacher” and “cracher” are a confusable French pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #2,763
- “cacher” frequency rank
- #10,478
- “cracher” frequency rank
- 13241
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | cacher | cracher |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Mettre (une personne ou une chose) en un lieu où on ne peut pas la voir, la recouvrir. | Projeter par la bouche de la salive, de la pituite ou toute autre mucosité des voies respiratoires. |
Where the eye mixes cacher and cracher
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 6 letters in sequence.
Visual trap between cacher and cracher
A purely visual mix-up. cacher (\ka.ʃe\) and cracher (\kʁa.ʃe\) 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 13241, 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\. cracher is at rank #10,478, tagged as averb, pronounced \kʁa.ʃe\.
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 13241, this pair ranks #401,834 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.
Orthographic DNA of cacher vs cracher
Shared letters: acehr. Private to "cacher": -. Private to "cracher": -.
"cacher" · 6 letters · shape CVCCVC · "cracher" · 7 letters · shape CCVCCVC
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Can "cacher" and "cracher" be used interchangeably?
Which is more common, "cacher" or "cracher"?
After this comparison
Eye-level mix-up between "cacher" and "cracher" is sorted above. Next: full entries or other pairs that share a letter shape.
- Full dictionary entry for "cacher" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "cracher" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #401,834 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "cacher" and "cracher" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "coaches vs cracher". 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 #401,834 of 440,172 scored French pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.