Which to use
“cath” and “CTC” are a confusable French pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #40,167
- “cath” frequency rank
- #44,964
- “CTC” frequency rank
- 85131
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | cath | CTC |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Chat (animal). | Cellule tumorale circulante. |
Where the eye mixes cath and CTC
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 2 letters in sequence.
Why the eye confuses cath with CTC
A purely visual mix-up. cath (\kaːθ\) and CTC (\se.te.se\) 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 1 letter(s) in length. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 85131, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
cath is recorded at frequency rank #40,167, classified as anoun, pronounced \kaːθ\. CTC is at rank #44,964, tagged as anoun, pronounced \se.te.se\.
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 85131, this pair ranks #11,825 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs - among the most confusable pairs.
Orthographic DNA of cath vs CTC
Shared letters: ct. Private to "cath": ah. Private to "CTC": -.
"cath" · 4 letters · shape CVCC · "CTC" · 3 letters · shape CCC
Known mistypes of this pair
- cath ← acth · cathh · catth · ccath · ctah
Frequently Asked Questions
Is swapping "cath" for "CTC" ever safe?
In ordinary French text, does "cath" or "CTC" show up more?
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 "cath" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "CTC" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #11,825 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "cath" and "CTC" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "CCE vs CTC". 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 #11,825 of 440,172 scored French pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.