Which to use
“cade” and “cause” are a confusable French pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #40,160
- “cade” frequency rank
- #332
- “cause” frequency rank
- 40492
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | cade | cause |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Oxycèdre. | Ce qui fait qu’une chose est ou s’opère. |
Where the eye mixes cade and cause
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 3 letters in sequence.
Visual trap between cade and cause
A purely visual mix-up. cade (\kad\) and cause (\koz\) 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 40492, 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\. cause is at rank #332, tagged as anoun, pronounced \koz\.
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 40492, this pair ranks #240,091 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of cade vs cause
Shared letters: ace. Private to "cade": d. Private to "cause": su.
"cade" · 4 letters · shape CVCV · "cause" · 5 letters · shape CVVCV
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Can "cade" and "cause" be used interchangeably?
Which is more common, "cade" or "cause"?
What to do next
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 "cause" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #240,091 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "cade" and "cause" 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 #240,091 of 440,172 scored French pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.