Which to use
“cadavres” and “cadres” are a confusable French pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #8,349
- “cadavres” frequency rank
- #3,442
- “cadres” frequency rank
- 11791
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | cadavres | cadres |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Pluriel de cadavre. | Pluriel de cadre. |
Where the eye mixes cadavres and cadres
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 6 letters in sequence. cadavres runs 8 letters (CVCVCCVC) against cadres's 6 (CVCCVC) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.
Visual trap between cadavres and cadres
A purely visual mix-up. cadavres (\ka.davʁ\) and cadres (\kɑdʁ\) are said differently, so reading them aloud is the quickest way to catch the wrong one. On the page they stay close: they differ by 2 letter(s) in length. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 11791, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
cadavres is recorded at frequency rank #8,349, classified as anoun, pronounced \ka.davʁ\. cadres is at rank #3,442, tagged as anoun, pronounced \kɑdʁ\.
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 11791, this pair ranks #407,797 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.
Orthographic DNA of cadavres vs cadres
Shared letters: acders. Private to "cadavres": v. Private to "cadres": -.
"cadavres" · 8 letters · shape CVCVCCVC · "cadres" · 6 letters · shape CVCCVC
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "cadavres" and "cadres" mean the same thing in a sentence?
Frequency check: "cadavres" vs "cadres" - which ranks higher?
What to do next
Eye-level mix-up between "cadavres" and "cadres" is sorted above. Next: full entries or other pairs that share a letter shape.
- Full dictionary entry for "cadavres" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "cadres" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #407,797 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "cadavres" and "cadres" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "cadres vs carrez". 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 #407,797 of 440,172 scored French pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.