Which to use
“cargos” and “caries” are a confusable French pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #34,920
- “cargos” frequency rank
- #38,190
- “caries” frequency rank
- 73110
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | cargos | caries |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Pluriel de cargo. | Pluriel de carie. |
Where the eye mixes cargos and caries
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 4 letters in sequence. cargos (CVCCVC) and caries (CVCVVC) run the same length but a different consonant-vowel pattern - the shape difference is usually the fastest tell.
Why the eye confuses cargos with caries
A purely visual mix-up. cargos (\kaʁ.ɡo\) and caries (\ka.ʁi\) 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 73110, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
cargos is recorded at frequency rank #34,920, classified as anoun, pronounced \kaʁ.ɡo\. caries is at rank #38,190, tagged as anoun, pronounced \ka.ʁi\.
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 73110, this pair ranks #41,586 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs - among the most confusable pairs.
Orthographic DNA of cargos vs caries
Shared letters: acrs. Private to "cargos": go. Private to "caries": ei.
"cargos" · 6 letters · shape CVCCVC · "caries" · 6 letters · shape CVCVVC
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "cargos" and "caries" mean the same thing in a sentence?
Frequency check: "cargos" vs "caries" - which ranks higher?
Useful next steps
Pronunciation already separates them, if the page still looks alike, the dictionary links below settle it.
- Full dictionary entry for "cargos" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "caries" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #41,586 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "cargos" and "caries" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "caries vs carrez". 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 #41,586 of 440,172 scored French pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.