Which to use
“cachez” is a verb and “coaches” is a noun - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #26,283
- “cachez” frequency rank
- #49,560
- “coaches” frequency rank
- 75843
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | cachez | coaches |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Deuxième personne du pluriel de l’indicatif présent du verbe cacher. | Pluriel de coach. |
Where the eye mixes cachez and coaches
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 5 letters in sequence.
Look-alike desk: cachez vs coaches
These two trip readers on the page rather than in the ear: cachez is \ka.ʃe\ while coaches is \kɔtʃ\. Spoken aloud the problem disappears. In writing it persists, because they differ by 1 letter(s) in length, and the parts of speech differ too (verb vs noun), which is usually the fastest check. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 75843, 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\. coaches is at rank #49,560, 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 75843, this pair ranks #32,852 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs - among the most confusable pairs.
Orthographic DNA of cachez vs coaches
Shared letters: aceh. Private to "cachez": z. Private to "coaches": os.
"cachez" · 6 letters · shape CVCCVC · "coaches" · 7 letters · shape CVVCCVC
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "cachez" and "coaches" mean the same thing in a sentence?
Which is more common, "cachez" or "coaches"?
Useful next steps
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- Full dictionary entry for "cachez" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "coaches" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #32,852 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "cachez" and "coaches" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "coaches vs cochet". 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 #32,852 of 440,172 scored French pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.