Which to use
“cai” and “CDD” are a confusable French pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #46,045
- “cai” frequency rank
- #11,538
- “CDD” frequency rank
- 57583
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | cai | CDD |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Bien, affaire, objet, chose, fortune. | Contrat à durée déterminée, type de contrat de travail en France. |
Where the eye mixes cai and CDD
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 1 letter in sequence.
Look-alike desk: cai vs CDD
A purely visual mix-up. cai (\kaj\) and CDD (\se.de.de\) 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 2 positions. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 57583, 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\. CDD is at rank #11,538, tagged as anoun, pronounced \se.de.de\.
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 57583, this pair ranks #114,162 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of cai vs CDD
Shared letters: c. Private to "cai": ai. Private to "CDD": d.
"cai" · 3 letters · shape CVV · "CDD" · 3 letters · shape CCC
Frequently Asked Questions
Is swapping "cai" for "CDD" ever safe?
In ordinary French text, does "cai" or "CDD" show up more?
After this comparison
Visual near-miss handled. Browse the word pages or a neighbour when the next look-alike shows up.
- Full dictionary entry for "cai" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "CDD" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #114,162 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "cai" and "CDD" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "cai vs CCE". Nearby pair
Confusion rank #114,162 of 440,172 scored French pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.