Which to use
“carne” and “cause” are a confusable French pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #45,492
- “carne” frequency rank
- #332
- “cause” frequency rank
- 45824
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | carne | cause |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Angle, coin saillant d’une pièce d'architecture ou de menuiserie. | Ce qui fait qu’une chose est ou s’opère. |
Where the eye mixes carne and cause
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 3 letters in sequence.
Visual trap between carne and cause
A purely visual mix-up. carne (\kaʁn\) and cause (\koz\) 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 45824, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
carne is recorded at frequency rank #45,492, classified as anoun, pronounced \kaʁn\. cause is at rank #332, tagged as anoun, pronounced \koz\.
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 45824, this pair ranks #199,753 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of carne vs cause
Shared letters: ace. Private to "carne": nr. Private to "cause": su.
"carne" · 5 letters · shape CVCCV · "cause" · 5 letters · shape CVVCV
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "carne" and "cause" mean the same thing in a sentence?
In ordinary French text, does "carne" or "cause" show up more?
What to do next
Pronunciation already separates them, if the page still looks alike, the dictionary links below settle it.
- Full dictionary entry for "carne" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "cause" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #199,753 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "carne" and "cause" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "carne 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 #199,753 of 440,172 scored French pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.