Which to use
“cachez” is a verb and “cachot” is a noun - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #26,283
- “cachez” frequency rank
- #26,993
- “cachot” frequency rank
- 53276
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | cachez | cachot |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Deuxième personne du pluriel de l’indicatif présent du verbe cacher. | Cellule basse et obscure. |
Where the eye mixes cachez and cachot
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 4 letters in sequence.
Visual trap between cachez and cachot
These two trip readers on the page rather than in the ear: cachez is \ka.ʃe\ while cachot is \ka.ʃo\. Spoken aloud the problem disappears. In writing it persists, because they share most of their letters but differ in 2 positions, and the parts of speech differ too (verb vs noun), which is usually the fastest check. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 53276, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
cachez is recorded at frequency rank #26,283, classified as averb, pronounced \ka.ʃe\. cachot is at rank #26,993, tagged as anoun, pronounced \ka.ʃo\.
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 53276, this pair ranks #141,880 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of cachez vs cachot
Shared letters: ach. Private to "cachez": ez. Private to "cachot": ot.
"cachez" · 6 letters · shape CVCCVC · "cachot" · 6 letters · shape CVCCVC
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Can "cachez" and "cachot" be used interchangeably?
In ordinary French text, does "cachez" or "cachot" show up more?
Useful next steps
Visual near-miss handled. Browse the word pages or a neighbour when the next look-alike shows up.
- Full dictionary entry for "cachez" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "cachot" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #141,880 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "cachez" and "cachot" 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 #141,880 of 440,172 scored French pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.