Which to use
“carne” and “caverne” are a confusable French pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #45,492
- “carne” frequency rank
- #16,566
- “caverne” frequency rank
- 62058
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | carne | caverne |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Angle, coin saillant d’une pièce d'architecture ou de menuiserie. | Cavité naturelle dans des rochers, dans des montagnes, sous terre. |
Where the eye mixes carne and caverne
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 5 letters in sequence. carne runs 5 letters (CVCCV) against caverne's 7 (CVCVCCV) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.
Visual trap between carne and caverne
A purely visual mix-up. carne (\kaʁn\) and caverne (\ka.vɛʁn\) 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 2 letter(s) in length. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 62058, 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\. caverne is at rank #16,566, tagged as anoun, pronounced \ka.vɛʁn\.
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 62058, this pair ranks #89,057 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs - among the most confusable pairs.
Orthographic DNA of carne vs caverne
Shared letters: acenr. Private to "carne": -. Private to "caverne": v.
"carne" · 5 letters · shape CVCCV · "caverne" · 7 letters · shape CVCVCCV
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Is swapping "carne" for "caverne" ever safe?
Which is more common, "carne" or "caverne"?
After this comparison
Visual near-miss handled. Browse the word pages or a neighbour when the next look-alike shows up.
- Full dictionary entry for "carne" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "caverne" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #89,057 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "carne" and "caverne" 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 #89,057 of 440,172 scored French pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.