Which to use
“cadrage” and “captage” are a confusable French pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #29,264
- “cadrage” frequency rank
- #43,828
- “captage” frequency rank
- 73092
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | cadrage | captage |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Action de cadrer, choix des limites du champ visuel enregistré par l’appareil de prise de vue. | Action de capter (une source, de l’eau…). |
Where the eye mixes cadrage and captage
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 5 letters in sequence. cadrage and captage follow the identical consonant-vowel pattern (CVCCVCV). Same shape at a glance is often the real trap, independent of shared letters.
Visual trap between cadrage and captage
A purely visual mix-up. cadrage (\ka.dʁaʒ\) and captage (\kap.taʒ\) 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 73092, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
cadrage is recorded at frequency rank #29,264, classified as anoun, pronounced \ka.dʁaʒ\. captage is at rank #43,828, tagged as anoun, pronounced \kap.taʒ\.
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 73092, this pair ranks #41,653 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs - among the most confusable pairs.
Orthographic DNA of cadrage vs captage
Shared letters: aceg. Private to "cadrage": dr. Private to "captage": pt.
"cadrage" · 7 letters · shape CVCCVCV · "captage" · 7 letters · shape CVCCVCV
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "cadrage" and "captage" mean the same thing in a sentence?
Which is more common, "cadrage" or "captage"?
Useful next steps
Pronunciation already separates them, if the page still looks alike, the dictionary links below settle it.
- Full dictionary entry for "cadrage" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "captage" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #41,653 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "cadrage" and "captage" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "cantate vs captage". 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 #41,653 of 440,172 scored French pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.