Which to use
“cachettes” and “cassettes” are a confusable French pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #48,381
- “cachettes” frequency rank
- #23,474
- “cassettes” frequency rank
- 71855
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | cachettes | cassettes |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Variété du jeu de cache-cache. | Pluriel de cassette. |
Where the eye mixes cachettes and cassettes
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 7 letters in sequence.
Why the eye confuses cachettes with cassettes
A purely visual mix-up. cachettes (\ka.ʃɛt\) and cassettes (\ka.sɛt\) 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 71855, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
cachettes is recorded at frequency rank #48,381, classified as anoun, pronounced \ka.ʃɛt\. cassettes is at rank #23,474, tagged as anoun, pronounced \ka.sɛt\.
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 71855, this pair ranks #46,037 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs - among the most confusable pairs.
Orthographic DNA of cachettes vs cassettes
Shared letters: acest. Private to "cachettes": h. Private to "cassettes": -.
"cachettes" · 9 letters · shape CVCCVCCVC · "cassettes" · 9 letters · shape CVCCVCCVC
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "cachettes" and "cassettes" mean the same thing in a sentence?
Which is more common, "cachettes" or "cassettes"?
What to do next
Eye-level mix-up between "cachettes" and "cassettes" is sorted above. Next: full entries or other pairs that share a letter shape.
- Full dictionary entry for "cachettes" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "cassettes" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #46,037 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "cachettes" and "cassettes" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "cachettes vs clochettes". 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 #46,037 of 440,172 scored French pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.