Which to use
“cade” and “caste” are a confusable French pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #40,160
- “cade” frequency rank
- #16,315
- “caste” frequency rank
- 56475
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | cade | caste |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Oxycèdre. | Chacune des tribus ou classes qui partagent la société de certains pays comme l’Inde ou l’ancienne Égypte. |
Where the eye mixes cade and caste
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 3 letters in sequence.
Look-alike desk: cade vs caste
A purely visual mix-up. cade (\kad\) and caste (\kast\) 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 56475, 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\. caste is at rank #16,315, tagged as anoun, pronounced \kast\.
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 56475, this pair ranks #120,902 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of cade vs caste
Shared letters: ace. Private to "cade": d. Private to "caste": st.
"cade" · 4 letters · shape CVCV · "caste" · 5 letters · shape CVCCV
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Is swapping "cade" for "caste" ever safe?
Frequency check: "cade" vs "caste" - which ranks higher?
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 "cade" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "caste" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #120,902 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "cade" and "caste" 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 #120,902 of 440,172 scored French pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.