Which to use
“cachet” is a noun and “cachez” is a verb - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #13,128
- “cachet” frequency rank
- #26,283
- “cachez” frequency rank
- 39411
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | cachet | cachez |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Petit objet gravé avec lequel on marque une empreinte, par exemple pour fermer une lettre, ou pour laisser une marque distinctive qui garantit l’authenticité du document, ou pour donner un renseignement, etc. | Deuxième personne du pluriel de l’indicatif présent du verbe cacher. |
Where the eye mixes cachet and cachez
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 5 letters in sequence.
Look-alike desk: cachet vs cachez
These two trip readers on the page rather than in the ear: cachet is \ka.ʃɛ\ while cachez is \ka.ʃe\. Spoken aloud the problem disappears. In writing it persists, because they differ by a single letter - t in “cachet” becomes z in “cachez”, and the parts of speech differ too (noun vs verb), which is usually the fastest check. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 39411, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
cachet is recorded at frequency rank #13,128, classified as anoun, pronounced \ka.ʃɛ\. cachez is at rank #26,283, tagged as averb, pronounced \ka.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 39411, this pair ranks #248,169 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of cachet vs cachez
Shared letters: aceh. Private to "cachet": t. Private to "cachez": z.
"cachet" · 6 letters · shape CVCCVC · "cachez" · 6 letters · shape CVCCVC
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Is swapping "cachet" for "cachez" ever safe?
Frequency check: "cachet" vs "cachez" - which ranks higher?
Useful next steps
Pronunciation already separates them, if the page still looks alike, the dictionary links below settle it.
- Full dictionary entry for "cachet" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "cachez" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #248,169 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "cachet" and "cachez" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "cachez 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 #248,169 of 440,172 scored French pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.