Which to use
“cadrer” and “carrez” are a confusable French pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #32,324
- “cadrer” frequency rank
- #49,540
- “carrez” frequency rank
- 81864
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | cadrer | carrez |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | S’ajuster à, avoir de la convenance, du rapport. | Deuxième personne du pluriel de l’indicatif présent du verbe carrer. |
Where the eye mixes cadrer and carrez
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 4 letters in sequence. cadrer and carrez follow the identical consonant-vowel pattern (CVCCVC). Same shape at a glance is often the real trap, independent of shared letters.
Look-alike desk: cadrer vs carrez
A purely visual mix-up. cadrer (\kɑ.dʁe\) and carrez (\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 share most of their letters but differ in 2 positions. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 81864, 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\. carrez is at rank #49,540, 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 81864, this pair ranks #17,897 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs - among the most confusable pairs.
Orthographic DNA of cadrer vs carrez
Shared letters: acer. Private to "cadrer": d. Private to "carrez": z.
"cadrer" · 6 letters · shape CVCCVC · "carrez" · 6 letters · shape CVCCVC
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "cadrer" and "carrez" mean the same thing in a sentence?
In ordinary French text, does "cadrer" or "carrez" show up more?
What to do next
Pronunciation already separates them, if the page still looks alike, the dictionary links below settle it.
- Full dictionary entry for "cadrer" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "carrez" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #17,897 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "cadrer" and "carrez" 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 #17,897 of 440,172 scored French pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.