Which to use
“cadeaux” and “chapeaux” are a confusable French pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #3,441
- “cadeaux” frequency rank
- #11,927
- “chapeaux” frequency rank
- 15368
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | cadeaux | chapeaux |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Pluriel de cadeau. | Pluriel de chapeau. |
Where the eye mixes cadeaux and chapeaux
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 6 letters in sequence. cadeaux runs 7 letters (CVCVVVC) against chapeaux's 8 (CCVCVVVC) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.
Look-alike desk: cadeaux vs chapeaux
A purely visual mix-up. cadeaux (\ka.do\) and chapeaux (\ʃa.po\) 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 15368, 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\. chapeaux is at rank #11,927, tagged as anoun, pronounced \ʃa.po\.
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 15368, this pair ranks #392,670 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.
Orthographic DNA of cadeaux vs chapeaux
Shared letters: aceux. Private to "cadeaux": d. Private to "chapeaux": hp.
"cadeaux" · 7 letters · shape CVCVVVC · "chapeaux" · 8 letters · shape CCVCVVVC
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "cadeaux" and "chapeaux" mean the same thing in a sentence?
Which is more common, "cadeaux" or "chapeaux"?
What to do next
Pronunciation already separates them, if the page still looks alike, the dictionary links below settle it.
- Full dictionary entry for "cadeaux" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "chapeaux" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #392,670 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "cadeaux" and "chapeaux" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "chapeaux vs copeaux". 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 #392,670 of 440,172 scored French pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.