Which to use
“cages” and “caunes” are a confusable French pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #16,563
- “cages” frequency rank
- #41,696
- “caunes” frequency rank
- 58259
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | cages | caunes |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Pluriel de cage. | Pluriel de caune. |
Where the eye mixes cages and caunes
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 4 letters in sequence. cages runs 5 letters (CVCVC) against caunes's 6 (CVVCVC) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.
Visual trap between cages and caunes
A purely visual mix-up. cages (\kaʒ\) and caunes (\kon\) 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 58259, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
cages is recorded at frequency rank #16,563, classified as anoun, pronounced \kaʒ\. caunes is at rank #41,696, tagged as anoun, pronounced \kon\.
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 58259, this pair ranks #110,101 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs - among the most confusable pairs.
Orthographic DNA of cages vs caunes
Shared letters: aces. Private to "cages": g. Private to "caunes": nu.
"cages" · 5 letters · shape CVCVC · "caunes" · 6 letters · shape CVVCVC
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "cages" and "caunes" mean the same thing in a sentence?
Which is more common, "cages" or "caunes"?
After this comparison
Pronunciation already separates them, if the page still looks alike, the dictionary links below settle it.
- Full dictionary entry for "cages" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "caunes" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #110,101 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "cages" and "caunes" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "caunes vs causses". 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 #110,101 of 440,172 scored French pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.