Which to use
“cadrans” and “carats” are a confusable French pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #42,210
- “cadrans” frequency rank
- #25,582
- “carats” frequency rank
- 67792
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | cadrans | carats |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Pluriel de cadran. | Pluriel de carat. |
Where the eye mixes cadrans and carats
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 5 letters in sequence. cadrans runs 7 letters (CVCCVCC) against carats's 6 (CVCVCC) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.
Look-alike desk: cadrans vs carats
A purely visual mix-up. cadrans (\ka.dʁɑ̃\) and carats (\ka.ʁa\) 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 67792, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
cadrans is recorded at frequency rank #42,210, classified as anoun, pronounced \ka.dʁɑ̃\. carats is at rank #25,582, tagged as anoun, pronounced \ka.ʁa\.
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 67792, this pair ranks #61,911 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs - among the most confusable pairs.
Orthographic DNA of cadrans vs carats
Shared letters: acrs. Private to "cadrans": dn. Private to "carats": t.
"cadrans" · 7 letters · shape CVCCVCC · "carats" · 6 letters · shape CVCVCC
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "cadrans" and "carats" mean the same thing in a sentence?
Frequency check: "cadrans" vs "carats" - which ranks higher?
Useful next steps
Visual near-miss handled. Browse the word pages or a neighbour when the next look-alike shows up.
- Full dictionary entry for "cadrans" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "carats" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #61,911 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "cadrans" and "carats" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "cadrans vs crans". 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 #61,911 of 440,172 scored French pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.