Which to use
“capes” and “care” are a confusable French pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #26,287
- “capes” frequency rank
- #18,426
- “care” frequency rank
- 44713
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | capes | care |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Pluriel de cape. | Entaille faite dans le pin pour recueillir la gemme. |
Where the eye mixes capes and care
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 3 letters in sequence.
Look-alike desk: capes vs care
A purely visual mix-up. capes (\kap\) and care (\kaʁ\) 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 44713, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
capes is recorded at frequency rank #26,287, classified as anoun, pronounced \kap\. care is at rank #18,426, tagged as anoun, pronounced \kaʁ\.
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 44713, this pair ranks #208,376 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of capes vs care
Shared letters: ace. Private to "capes": ps. Private to "care": r.
"capes" · 5 letters · shape CVCVC · "care" · 4 letters · shape CVCV
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Can "capes" and "care" be used interchangeably?
Frequency check: "capes" vs "care" - which ranks higher?
Useful next steps
Eye-level mix-up between "capes" and "care" is sorted above. Next: full entries or other pairs that share a letter shape.
- Full dictionary entry for "capes" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "care" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #208,376 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "capes" and "care" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "capes vs chapel". 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 #208,376 of 440,172 scored French pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.