Which to use
“cargos” and “cathos” are a confusable French pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #34,920
- “cargos” frequency rank
- #30,937
- “cathos” frequency rank
- 65857
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | cargos | cathos |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Pluriel de cargo. | Pluriel de catho. |
Where the eye mixes cargos and cathos
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 4 letters in sequence.
Why the eye confuses cargos with cathos
A purely visual mix-up. cargos (\kaʁ.ɡo\) and cathos (\ka.to\) 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 65857, 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\. cathos is at rank #30,937, tagged as anoun, pronounced \ka.to\.
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 65857, this pair ranks #70,458 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs - among the most confusable pairs.
Orthographic DNA of cargos vs cathos
Shared letters: acos. Private to "cargos": gr. Private to "cathos": ht.
"cargos" · 6 letters · shape CVCCVC · "cathos" · 6 letters · shape CVCCVC
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Is swapping "cargos" for "cathos" ever safe?
Frequency check: "cargos" vs "cathos" - which ranks higher?
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 "cargos" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "cathos" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #70,458 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "cargos" and "cathos" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "cargos vs carpes". 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 #70,458 of 440,172 scored French pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.