Which to use
“caverne” and “cavernes” are a confusable French pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #16,566
- “caverne” frequency rank
- #21,563
- “cavernes” frequency rank
- 38129
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | caverne | cavernes |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Cavité naturelle dans des rochers, dans des montagnes, sous terre. | Pluriel de caverne. |
Same sound, different letters: caverne vs cavernes
Muted letters are shared; highlighted letters are the only spelling cue when pronunciation matches. Shared run: 7 letters. caverne runs 7 letters (CVCVCCV) against cavernes's 8 (CVCVCCVC) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.
Homophone desk: caverne vs cavernes
This is the hard kind. caverne and cavernes are pronounced identically (\ka.vɛʁn\) and both work as anoun. Neither the ear nor the grammar will rescue you; only the meaning does, so the glosses below are the whole decision. They differ by 1 extra letter(s) - “caverne” sits inside “cavernes”. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 38129, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
caverne is recorded at frequency rank #16,566, classified as anoun, pronounced \ka.vɛʁn\. cavernes is at rank #21,563, 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 38129, this pair ranks #257,444 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of caverne vs cavernes
Shared letters: acenrv. Private to "caverne": -. Private to "cavernes": s.
"caverne" · 7 letters · shape CVCVCCV · "cavernes" · 8 letters · shape CVCVCCVC
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "caverne" and "cavernes" mean the same thing in a sentence?
Frequency check: "caverne" vs "cavernes" - which ranks higher?
What to do next
Sound matches; spelling doesn't. Use the exits below to lock the right form or check a cousin pair.
- Full dictionary entry for "caverne" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "cavernes" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #257,444 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "caverne" and "cavernes" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "carne vs caverne". 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 #257,444 of 440,172 scored French pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.