Which to use
“cahors” and “cathos” are a confusable French pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #25,917
- “cahors” frequency rank
- #30,937
- “cathos” frequency rank
- 56854
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | cahors | cathos |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Vin de la région de Cahors utilisant surtout le cépage cot que l'on nomme malbec dans le Lot. | Pluriel de catho. |
Where the eye mixes cahors and cathos
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 5 letters in sequence.
Look-alike desk: cahors vs cathos
A purely visual mix-up. cahors (\ka.ɔʁ\) and cathos (\ka.to\) are said differently, so reading them aloud is the quickest way to catch the wrong one. On the page they stay close: they share most of their letters but differ in 3 positions. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 56854, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
cahors is recorded at frequency rank #25,917, classified as anoun, pronounced \ka.ɔʁ\. cathos is at rank #30,937, tagged as anoun, pronounced \ka.to\.
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 56854, this pair ranks #118,503 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of cahors vs cathos
Shared letters: achos. Private to "cahors": r. Private to "cathos": t.
"cahors" · 6 letters · shape CVCVCC · "cathos" · 6 letters · shape CVCCVC
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Can "cahors" and "cathos" be used interchangeably?
Which is more common, "cahors" or "cathos"?
What to do next
Visual near-miss handled. Browse the word pages or a neighbour when the next look-alike shows up.
- Full dictionary entry for "cahors" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "cathos" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #118,503 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "cahors" and "cathos" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "cathos vs kato". 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 #118,503 of 440,172 scored French pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.