Which to use
“cavité” and “charité” are a confusable French pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #15,828
- “cavité” frequency rank
- #6,379
- “charité” frequency rank
- 22207
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | cavité | charité |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Creux, vide dans un corps solide. | Vertu théologale, amour que l’on ressent pour Dieu, pour le bien et pour son prochain. |
Where the eye mixes cavité and charité
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 5 letters in sequence.
Look-alike desk: cavité vs charité
A purely visual mix-up. cavité (\ka.vi.te\) and charité (\ʃa.ʁi.te\) 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 22207, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
cavité is recorded at frequency rank #15,828, classified as anoun, pronounced \ka.vi.te\. charité is at rank #6,379, tagged as anoun, pronounced \ʃa.ʁi.te\.
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 22207, this pair ranks #359,275 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.
Orthographic DNA of cavité vs charité
Shared letters: acité. Private to "cavité": v. Private to "charité": hr.
"cavité" · 6 letters · shape CVCVCV · "charité" · 7 letters · shape CCVCVCV
Frequently Asked Questions
Is swapping "cavité" for "charité" ever safe?
Frequency check: "cavité" vs "charité" - which ranks higher?
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 "cavité" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "charité" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #359,275 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "cavité" and "charité" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "charité vs charmée". Nearby pair
Confusion rank #359,275 of 440,172 scored French pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.