Which to use
“caduque” and “calque” are a confusable French pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #34,914
- “caduque” frequency rank
- #32,328
- “calque” frequency rank
- 67242
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | caduque | calque |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Partie de la muqueuse utérine, partagée avec le placenta, évacuée lors de la parturition. | Reproduction obtenue en calquant. |
Where the eye mixes caduque and calque
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 5 letters in sequence. caduque runs 7 letters (CVCVCVV) against calque's 6 (CVCCVV) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.
Visual trap between caduque and calque
A purely visual mix-up. caduque (\ka.dyk\) and calque (\kalk\) 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 67242, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
caduque is recorded at frequency rank #34,914, classified as anoun, pronounced \ka.dyk\. calque is at rank #32,328, tagged as anoun, pronounced \kalk\.
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 67242, this pair ranks #64,260 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs - among the most confusable pairs.
Orthographic DNA of caduque vs calque
Shared letters: acequ. Private to "caduque": d. Private to "calque": l.
"caduque" · 7 letters · shape CVCVCVV · "calque" · 6 letters · shape CVCCVV
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Can "caduque" and "calque" be used interchangeably?
Frequency check: "caduque" vs "calque" - which ranks higher?
What to do next
Pronunciation already separates them, if the page still looks alike, the dictionary links below settle it.
- Full dictionary entry for "caduque" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "calque" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #64,260 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "caduque" and "calque" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "calée vs calque". 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 #64,260 of 440,172 scored French pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.