# caries vs cernes

> French confusable word pair

## The two words

### caries
*noun · IPA \ka.ʁi\ · frequency rank #38,190*
Pluriel de carie.

### cernes
*noun · IPA \sɛʁn\ · frequency rank #29,275*
Pluriel de cerne.

## Source
Compiled from Wiktionary via kaikki.org (CC BY-SA). Data vintage: 2026-05-06.
Canonical page: https://plainspell.com/fr/vs/caries-vs-cernes