Which to use
“cai” is a noun and “CGT” is a name - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #46,045
- “cai” frequency rank
- #6,687
- “CGT” frequency rank
- 52732
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | cai | CGT |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Bien, affaire, objet, chose, fortune. | Centrale syndicale française créée en 1895. |
Where the eye mixes cai and CGT
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 1 letter in sequence.
Look-alike desk: cai vs CGT
These two trip readers on the page rather than in the ear: cai is \kaj\ while CGT is \se.ʒe.te\. Spoken aloud the problem disappears. In writing it persists, because they share most of their letters but differ in 2 positions, and the parts of speech differ too (noun vs name), which is usually the fastest check. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 52732, 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\. CGT is at rank #6,687, tagged as aname, pronounced \se.ʒe.te\.
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 52732, this pair ranks #145,679 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of cai vs CGT
Shared letters: c. Private to "cai": ai. Private to "CGT": gt.
"cai" · 3 letters · shape CVV · "CGT" · 3 letters · shape CCC
Frequently Asked Questions
Is swapping "cai" for "CGT" ever safe?
In ordinary French text, does "cai" or "CGT" show up more?
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 "cai" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "CGT" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #145,679 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "cai" and "CGT" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "cai vs CCE". Nearby pair
Confusion rank #145,679 of 440,172 scored French pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.