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Which to use

“cai” and “Cci” are a confusable French pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.

#46,045
“cai” frequency rank
#19,232
“Cci” frequency rank
65277
confusion score

Side-by-Side Comparison

Feature cai Cci
Definition Bien, affaire, objet, chose, fortune. Copie carbone invisible.

Where the eye mixes cai and Cci

Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 2 letters in sequence.

3 ch
cai
3 ch
Cci

Why the eye confuses cai with Cci

A purely visual mix-up. cai (\kaj\) and Cci (\se.se.i\) 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 a single letter - a in “cai” becomes c in “Cci”. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 65277, 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\. Cci is at rank #19,232, tagged as anoun, pronounced \se.se.i\.

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 65277, this pair ranks #73,065 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs - among the most confusable pairs.

Orthographic DNA of cai vs Cci

Shared letters: ci. Private to "cai": a. Private to "Cci": -.

"cai" · 3 letters · shape CVV  ·  "Cci" · 3 letters · shape CCV

Frequently Asked Questions

Do "cai" and "Cci" mean the same thing in a sentence?
No. They are said differently (\kaj\ versus \se.se.i\) and carry different meanings; reading the sentence aloud is usually enough to catch the wrong one.
Frequency check: "cai" vs "Cci" - which ranks higher?
"Cci" is the more common of the two: it sits at frequency rank #19,232 in our French list, against #46,045 for "cai". The two are close in frequency, so neither is a safe default; check the meaning rather than guessing.

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 "Cci" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
  • This pair ranks #73,065 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
  • "cai" and "Cci" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "cai vs CCE". Nearby pair

Confusion rank #73,065 of 440,172 scored French pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.

Source: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org) Structured Wiktionary extract

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list