Which to use
“cagnes” and “carne” are a confusable French pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #32,326
- “cagnes” frequency rank
- #45,492
- “carne” frequency rank
- 77818
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | cagnes | carne |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Pluriel de cagne. | Angle, coin saillant d’une pièce d'architecture ou de menuiserie. |
Where the eye mixes cagnes and carne
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 4 letters in sequence.
Visual trap between cagnes and carne
A purely visual mix-up. cagnes (\kaɲ\) and carne (\kaʁn\) 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 77818, 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\. carne is at rank #45,492, tagged as anoun, pronounced \kaʁn\.
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 77818, this pair ranks #27,359 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs - among the most confusable pairs.
Orthographic DNA of cagnes vs carne
Shared letters: acen. Private to "cagnes": gs. Private to "carne": r.
"cagnes" · 6 letters · shape CVCCVC · "carne" · 5 letters · shape CVCCV
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Is swapping "cagnes" for "carne" ever safe?
Frequency check: "cagnes" vs "carne" - which ranks higher?
Useful next steps
Pronunciation already separates them, if the page still looks alike, the dictionary links below settle it.
- Full dictionary entry for "cagnes" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "carne" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #27,359 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "cagnes" and "carne" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "carne 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 #27,359 of 440,172 scored French pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.