Which to use
“cade” and “caux” are a confusable French pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #40,160
- “cade” frequency rank
- #38,692
- “caux” frequency rank
- 78852
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | cade | caux |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Oxycèdre. | Mélange de choux, de navets et de pommes que l’on donne aux vaches et aux cochons. |
Where the eye mixes cade and caux
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 2 letters in sequence. cade (CVCV) and caux (CVVC) run the same length but a different consonant-vowel pattern - the shape difference is usually the fastest tell.
Why the eye confuses cade with caux
A purely visual mix-up. cade (\kad\) and caux (\ko\) 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 78852, 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\. caux is at rank #38,692, tagged as anoun, pronounced \ko\.
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 78852, this pair ranks #24,721 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs - among the most confusable pairs.
Orthographic DNA of cade vs caux
Shared letters: ac. Private to "cade": de. Private to "caux": ux.
"cade" · 4 letters · shape CVCV · "caux" · 4 letters · shape CVVC
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "cade" and "caux" mean the same thing in a sentence?
In ordinary French text, does "cade" or "caux" show up more?
After this comparison
Eye-level mix-up between "cade" and "caux" 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 "caux" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #24,721 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "cade" and "caux" 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 #24,721 of 440,172 scored French pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.