Which to use
“cagnes” and “capes” are a confusable French pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #32,326
- “cagnes” frequency rank
- #26,287
- “capes” frequency rank
- 58613
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | cagnes | capes |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Pluriel de cagne. | Pluriel de cape. |
Where the eye mixes cagnes and capes
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 4 letters in sequence.
Why the eye confuses cagnes with capes
A purely visual mix-up. cagnes (\kaɲ\) and capes (\kap\) 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 58613, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
cagnes is recorded at frequency rank #32,326, classified as anoun, pronounced \kaɲ\. capes is at rank #26,287, tagged as anoun, pronounced \kap\.
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 58613, this pair ranks #108,021 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs - among the most confusable pairs.
Orthographic DNA of cagnes vs capes
Shared letters: aces. Private to "cagnes": gn. Private to "capes": p.
"cagnes" · 6 letters · shape CVCCVC · "capes" · 5 letters · shape CVCVC
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Is swapping "cagnes" for "capes" ever safe?
Frequency check: "cagnes" vs "capes" - which ranks higher?
After this comparison
Eye-level mix-up between "cagnes" and "capes" is sorted above. Next: full entries or other pairs that share a letter shape.
- Full dictionary entry for "cagnes" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "capes" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #108,021 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "cagnes" and "capes" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "cagnes vs cakes". 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 #108,021 of 440,172 scored French pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.