Which to use
“cadre” and “case” are a confusable French pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #644
- “cadre” frequency rank
- #4,916
- “case” frequency rank
- 5560
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | cadre | case |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Bordure de bois, de marbre, de bronze, etc., dans laquelle on place un tableau, une estampe, un ouvrage de sculpture, etc. | Petite habitation traditionnelle, sous les tropiques. |
Where the eye mixes cadre and case
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 3 letters in sequence.
Visual trap between cadre and case
A purely visual mix-up. cadre (\kadʁ\) and case (\kaz\) 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 5560, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
cadre is recorded at frequency rank #644, classified as anoun, pronounced \kadʁ\. case is at rank #4,916, tagged as anoun, pronounced \kaz\.
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 5560, this pair ranks #428,672 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.
Orthographic DNA of cadre vs case
Shared letters: ace. Private to "cadre": dr. Private to "case": s.
"cadre" · 5 letters · shape CVCCV · "case" · 4 letters · shape CVCV
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "cadre" and "case" mean the same thing in a sentence?
In ordinary French text, does "cadre" or "case" show up more?
After this comparison
Eye-level mix-up between "cadre" and "case" is sorted above. Next: full entries or other pairs that share a letter shape.
- Full dictionary entry for "cadre" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "case" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #428,672 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "cadre" and "case" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "case vs CCE". 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 #428,672 of 440,172 scored French pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.