Which to use
“cade” and “cath” are a confusable French pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #40,160
- “cade” frequency rank
- #40,167
- “cath” frequency rank
- 80327
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | cade | cath |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Oxycèdre. | Chat (animal). |
Where the eye mixes cade and cath
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 2 letters in sequence.
Look-alike desk: cade vs cath
A purely visual mix-up. cade (\kad\) and cath (\kaːθ\) are said differently, so reading them aloud is the quickest way to catch the wrong one. On the page they stay close: they share most of their letters but differ in 2 positions. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 80327, 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\. cath is at rank #40,167, tagged as anoun, pronounced \kaːθ\.
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 80327, this pair ranks #21,222 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs - among the most confusable pairs.
Orthographic DNA of cade vs cath
Shared letters: ac. Private to "cade": de. Private to "cath": ht.
"cade" · 4 letters · shape CVCV · "cath" · 4 letters · shape CVCC
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "cade" and "cath" mean the same thing in a sentence?
Which is more common, "cade" or "cath"?
After this comparison
Eye-level mix-up between "cade" and "cath" 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 "cath" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #21,222 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "cade" and "cath" 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 #21,222 of 440,172 scored French pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.