Which to use
“cai” and “cast” are a confusable French pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #46,045
- “cai” frequency rank
- #28,476
- “cast” frequency rank
- 74521
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | cai | cast |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Bien, affaire, objet, chose, fortune. | Synonyme de transtypage. |
Where the eye mixes cai and cast
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 2 letters in sequence. cai runs 3 letters (CVV) against cast's 4 (CVCC) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.
Why the eye confuses cai with cast
A purely visual mix-up. cai (\kaj\) and cast (\kast\) 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 74521, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
cai is recorded at frequency rank #46,045, classified as anoun, pronounced \kaj\. cast is at rank #28,476, tagged as anoun, pronounced \kast\.
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 74521, this pair ranks #36,888 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs - among the most confusable pairs.
Orthographic DNA of cai vs cast
Shared letters: ac. Private to "cai": i. Private to "cast": st.
"cai" · 3 letters · shape CVV · "cast" · 4 letters · shape CVCC
Known mistypes of this pair
- cast ← acst · casst · castt · ccast · csat
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "cai" and "cast" mean the same thing in a sentence?
In ordinary French text, does "cai" or "cast" show up more?
After this comparison
Pronunciation already separates them, if the page still looks alike, the dictionary links below settle it.
- Full dictionary entry for "cai" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "cast" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #36,888 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "cai" and "cast" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "cai vs CCE". 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 #36,888 of 440,172 scored French pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.