Which to use
“cade” and “CARDS” are a confusable French pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #40,160
- “cade” frequency rank
- #24,138
- “CARDS” frequency rank
- 64298
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | cade | CARDS |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Oxycèdre. | Ancien instrument financier d’aide aux Balkans occidentaux. |
Where the eye mixes cade and CARDS
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 3 letters in sequence.
Visual trap between cade and CARDS
A purely visual mix-up. cade (\kad\) and CARDS (\kaʁds\) 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 64298, 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\. CARDS is at rank #24,138, tagged as anoun, pronounced \kaʁds\.
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 64298, this pair ranks #77,739 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs - among the most confusable pairs.
Orthographic DNA of cade vs CARDS
Shared letters: acd. Private to "cade": e. Private to "CARDS": rs.
"cade" · 4 letters · shape CVCV · "CARDS" · 5 letters · shape CVCCC
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Is swapping "cade" for "CARDS" ever safe?
Which is more common, "cade" or "CARDS"?
What to do next
Eye-level mix-up between "cade" and "CARDS" is sorted above. Next: full entries or other pairs that share a letter shape.
- Full dictionary entry for "cade" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "CARDS" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #77,739 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "cade" and "CARDS" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "cade vs conde". 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 #77,739 of 440,172 scored French pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.