Which to use
“cagnotte” and “calotte” are a confusable French pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #18,676
- “cagnotte” frequency rank
- #25,918
- “calotte” frequency rank
- 44594
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | cagnotte | calotte |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Caisse commune, poule, où des joueurs conviennent de déposer les enjeux. | Espèce de petit bonnet qui ne couvre ordinairement que le haut de la tête et qui est surtout en usage parmi les gens d’Église. |
Where the eye mixes cagnotte and calotte
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 6 letters in sequence. cagnotte runs 8 letters (CVCCVCCV) against calotte's 7 (CVCVCCV) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.
Why the eye confuses cagnotte with calotte
A purely visual mix-up. cagnotte (\ka.ɲɔt\) and calotte (\ka.lɔt\) 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 44594, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
cagnotte is recorded at frequency rank #18,676, classified as anoun, pronounced \ka.ɲɔt\. calotte is at rank #25,918, tagged as anoun, pronounced \ka.lɔt\.
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 44594, this pair ranks #209,274 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of cagnotte vs calotte
Shared letters: aceot. Private to "cagnotte": gn. Private to "calotte": l.
"cagnotte" · 8 letters · shape CVCCVCCV · "calotte" · 7 letters · shape CVCVCCV
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Is swapping "cagnotte" for "calotte" ever safe?
Which is more common, "cagnotte" or "calotte"?
Useful next steps
Visual near-miss handled. Browse the word pages or a neighbour when the next look-alike shows up.
- Full dictionary entry for "cagnotte" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "calotte" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #209,274 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "cagnotte" and "calotte" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "calotte vs Carlotta". 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 #209,274 of 440,172 scored French pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.