Which to use
“cadre” and “cdr” are a confusable French pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #644
- “cadre” frequency rank
- #39,697
- “cdr” frequency rank
- 40341
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | cadre | cdr |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Bordure de bois, de marbre, de bronze, etc., dans laquelle on place un tableau, une estampe, un ouvrage de sculpture, etc. | La seconde partie du doublet en LISP, qui pointe le reste d’une liste. |
Where the eye mixes cadre and cdr
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 3 letters in sequence.
Why the eye confuses cadre with cdr
A purely visual mix-up. cadre (\kadʁ\) and cdr (\ku.dœʁ\) 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 2 letter(s) in length. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 40341, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
cadre is recorded at frequency rank #644, classified as anoun, pronounced \kadʁ\. cdr is at rank #39,697, tagged as anoun, pronounced \ku.dœʁ\.
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 40341, this pair ranks #241,259 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of cadre vs cdr
Shared letters: cdr. Private to "cadre": ae. Private to "cdr": -.
"cadre" · 5 letters · shape CVCCV · "cdr" · 3 letters · shape CCC
Known mistypes of this pair
- cadre ← acdre · caddre · cader · cadrre · carde · ccadre · cdare
Frequently Asked Questions
Is swapping "cadre" for "cdr" ever safe?
Which is more common, "cadre" or "cdr"?
What to do next
Eye-level mix-up between "cadre" and "cdr" 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 "cdr" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #241,259 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "cadre" and "cdr" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "cdr vs ciro". 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 #241,259 of 440,172 scored French pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.