Which to use
“cadrer” and “carrer” are a confusable French pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #32,324
- “cadrer” frequency rank
- #48,969
- “carrer” frequency rank
- 81293
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | cadrer | carrer |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | S’ajuster à, avoir de la convenance, du rapport. | Donner une figure carrée, rendre carré. |
Where the eye mixes cadrer and carrer
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 5 letters in sequence. cadrer and carrer follow the identical consonant-vowel pattern (CVCCVC). Same shape at a glance is often the real trap, independent of shared letters.
Why the eye confuses cadrer with carrer
A purely visual mix-up. cadrer (\kɑ.dʁe\) and carrer (\ka.ʁe\) 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 a single letter - d in “cadrer” becomes r in “carrer”. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 81293, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
cadrer is recorded at frequency rank #32,324, classified as averb, pronounced \kɑ.dʁe\. carrer is at rank #48,969, tagged as averb, pronounced \ka.ʁe\.
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 81293, this pair ranks #19,057 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs - among the most confusable pairs.
Orthographic DNA of cadrer vs carrer
Shared letters: acer. Private to "cadrer": d. Private to "carrer": -.
"cadrer" · 6 letters · shape CVCCVC · "carrer" · 6 letters · shape CVCCVC
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Is swapping "cadrer" for "carrer" ever safe?
Frequency check: "cadrer" vs "carrer" - which ranks higher?
What to do next
Visual near-miss handled. Browse the word pages or a neighbour when the next look-alike shows up.
- Full dictionary entry for "cadrer" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "carrer" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #19,057 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "cadrer" and "carrer" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "carrer vs carrez". 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 #19,057 of 440,172 scored French pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.