Which to use
“cadeaux” and “carreaux” are a confusable French pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #3,441
- “cadeaux” frequency rank
- #13,534
- “carreaux” frequency rank
- 16975
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | cadeaux | carreaux |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Pluriel de cadeau. | Pluriel de carreau. |
Where the eye mixes cadeaux and carreaux
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 6 letters in sequence. cadeaux runs 7 letters (CVCVVVC) against carreaux's 8 (CVCCVVVC) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.
Visual trap between cadeaux and carreaux
A purely visual mix-up. cadeaux (\ka.do\) and carreaux (\ka.ʁo\) 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 16975, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
cadeaux is recorded at frequency rank #3,441, classified as anoun, pronounced \ka.do\. carreaux is at rank #13,534, tagged as anoun, pronounced \ka.ʁo\.
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 16975, this pair ranks #385,397 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.
Orthographic DNA of cadeaux vs carreaux
Shared letters: aceux. Private to "cadeaux": d. Private to "carreaux": r.
"cadeaux" · 7 letters · shape CVCVVVC · "carreaux" · 8 letters · shape CVCCVVVC
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Can "cadeaux" and "carreaux" be used interchangeably?
Which is more common, "cadeaux" or "carreaux"?
Useful next steps
Eye-level mix-up between "cadeaux" and "carreaux" is sorted above. Next: full entries or other pairs that share a letter shape.
- Full dictionary entry for "cadeaux" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "carreaux" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #385,397 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "cadeaux" and "carreaux" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "caro vs carreaux". 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 #385,397 of 440,172 scored French pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.