Which to use
“caduc” is an adjective and “caux” is a noun - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #39,197
- “caduc” frequency rank
- #38,692
- “caux” frequency rank
- 77889
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | caduc | caux |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Se dit d’un organe, notamment les feuilles, se détachant et tombant chaque année. | Mélange de choux, de navets et de pommes que l’on donne aux vaches et aux cochons. |
Where the eye mixes caduc and caux
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 3 letters in sequence. caduc runs 5 letters (CVCVC) against caux's 4 (CVVC) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.
Visual trap between caduc and caux
These two trip readers on the page rather than in the ear: caduc is \ka.dyk\ while caux is \ko\. Spoken aloud the problem disappears. In writing it persists, because they differ by 1 letter(s) in length, and the parts of speech differ too (adjective vs noun), which is usually the fastest check. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 77889, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
caduc is recorded at frequency rank #39,197, classified as anadj, pronounced \ka.dyk\. caux is at rank #38,692, tagged as anoun, pronounced \ko\.
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 77889, this pair ranks #27,171 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs - among the most confusable pairs.
Orthographic DNA of caduc vs caux
Shared letters: acu. Private to "caduc": d. Private to "caux": x.
"caduc" · 5 letters · shape CVCVC · "caux" · 4 letters · shape CVVC
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Can "caduc" and "caux" be used interchangeably?
In ordinary French text, does "caduc" or "caux" show up more?
Useful next steps
Eye-level mix-up between "caduc" and "caux" is sorted above. Next: full entries or other pairs that share a letter shape.
- Full dictionary entry for "caduc" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "caux" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #27,171 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "caduc" and "caux" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "caduc vs casus". 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 #27,171 of 440,172 scored French pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.