Which to use
“cade” and “cai” are a confusable French pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #40,160
- “cade” frequency rank
- #46,045
- “cai” frequency rank
- 86205
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | cade | cai |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Oxycèdre. | Bien, affaire, objet, chose, fortune. |
Where the eye mixes cade and cai
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 2 letters in sequence. cade runs 4 letters (CVCV) against cai's 3 (CVV) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.
Visual trap between cade and cai
A purely visual mix-up. cade (\kad\) and cai (\kaj\) 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 1 letter(s) in length. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 86205, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
cade is recorded at frequency rank #40,160, classified as anoun, pronounced \kad\. cai is at rank #46,045, tagged as anoun, pronounced \kaj\.
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 86205, this pair ranks #10,074 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs - among the most confusable pairs.
Orthographic DNA of cade vs cai
Shared letters: ac. Private to "cade": de. Private to "cai": i.
"cade" · 4 letters · shape CVCV · "cai" · 3 letters · shape CVV
Known mistypes of this pair
- cade ← acde · cadde · caed · ccade · cdae
Frequently Asked Questions
Is swapping "cade" for "cai" ever safe?
Frequency check: "cade" vs "cai" - which ranks higher?
After this comparison
Pronunciation already separates them, if the page still looks alike, the dictionary links below settle it.
- Full dictionary entry for "cade" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "cai" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #10,074 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "cade" and "cai" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "cai vs CCE". 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 #10,074 of 440,172 scored French pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.