CafésvsCaseyWhat's the difference?

Quick tell: Cafés is a noun, Casey is a name, so they fill different roles in a sentence.

Which to use

“Cafés” is a noun and “Casey” is a name - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.

#16,661
“Cafés” frequency rank
#27,662
“Casey” frequency rank
44323
confusion score

Side-by-Side Comparison

Feature Cafés Casey
Definition Genitiv Singular des Substantivs Café englischer weiblicher Vorname

Where the spellings diverge

Shared letters are muted; the letters that actually set Cafés and Casey apart are highlighted. They share 3 letters in sequence, which is exactly why the eye skips the difference.

5 ch
Cafés
5 ch
Casey

Spelling & Dictionary Insight

Our dataset has no pronunciation recorded for both members, so the reliable separator here is grammatical: Cafés is anoun and Caseyaname. On the page they share most of their letters but differ in 3 positions. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 44323, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.

Cafés is recorded at frequency rank #16,661, classified as anoun, pronounced [kaˈfeːs]. Casey is at rank #27,662, tagged as aname, pronounced […].

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 44323, this pair ranks #1,389,947 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.

Orthographic DNA of Cafés vs Casey

Shared letters: acs. Private to "Cafés": . Private to "Casey": ey.

"Cafés" · 5 letters · shape CVCVC  ·  "Casey" · 5 letters · shape CVCVV

Known mistypes of this pair

  • Caseyacsey · caesy · caseyy · cassey · casye · ccasey · csaey

Frequency comparison

Cafés#16,661
Casey#27,662

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list

Frequently Asked Questions

Can "Cafés" and "Casey" be used interchangeably?
No - they are not even the same part of speech. "Cafés" is a noun and "Casey" a name, so a sentence built for one is usually ungrammatical with the other.
Which is more common, "Cafés" or "Casey"?
"Cafés" is the more common of the two: it sits at frequency rank #16,661 in our German list, against #27,662 for "Casey". The two are close in frequency, so neither is a safe default; check the meaning rather than guessing.

Remembering Cafés vs Casey

The fastest way to pick the right one every time.

  • Check the role first: if you need a noun, it's “Cafés”; for a name, it's “Casey”.
  • See each word in full, definition, IPA, etymology and its other confusables. Full “Cafés” entry
  • Browse more pairs most likely to be confused. Most confusable

Source: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org) Structured Wiktionary extract

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list FrequencyWords open word-frequency list