Which to use
“cachés” is an adjective and “coachs” is a noun - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #8,667
- “cachés” frequency rank
- #22,519
- “coachs” frequency rank
- 31186
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | cachés | coachs |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Masculin pluriel de caché. | Pluriel de coach. |
Where the eye mixes cachés and coachs
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 5 letters in sequence.
Why the eye confuses cachés with coachs
These two trip readers on the page rather than in the ear: cachés is \ka.ʃe\ while coachs is \kɔtʃ\. Spoken aloud the problem disappears. In writing it persists, because they share most of their letters but differ in 4 positions, and the parts of speech differ too (adjective vs noun), which is usually the fastest check. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 31186, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
cachés is recorded at frequency rank #8,667, classified as anadj, pronounced \ka.ʃe\. coachs is at rank #22,519, tagged as anoun, pronounced \kɔtʃ\.
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 31186, this pair ranks #305,436 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of cachés vs coachs
Shared letters: achs. Private to "cachés": é. Private to "coachs": o.
"cachés" · 6 letters · shape CVCCVC · "coachs" · 6 letters · shape CVVCCC
Known mistypes of this pair
- coachs ← caochs · ccoachs · coacchs · coachhs · coachss · coacsh · coahcs · cocahs
Frequently Asked Questions
Can "cachés" and "coachs" be used interchangeably?
In ordinary French text, does "cachés" or "coachs" show up more?
After this comparison
Pronunciation already separates them, if the page still looks alike, the dictionary links below settle it.
- Full dictionary entry for "cachés" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "coachs" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #305,436 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "cachés" and "coachs" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "coaches vs coachs". 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 #305,436 of 440,172 scored French pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.