Which to use
“casa” and “clash” are a confusable German pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #16,664
- “casa” frequency rank
- #34,577
- “clash” frequency rank
- 51241
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | casa | clash |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | das Haus, das Zuhause | Geräusch, wie von einem Zusammenstoß; lautes, schrilles, klirrendes Geräusch |
Where the eye mixes casa and clash
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 3 letters in sequence. casa runs 4 letters (CVCV) against clash's 5 (CCVCC) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.
Why the eye confuses casa with clash
A purely visual mix-up. casa ([ˈkasa]) and clash ([klæʃ]) 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 51241, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
casa is recorded at frequency rank #16,664, classified as anoun, pronounced [ˈkasa]. clash is at rank #34,577, tagged as anoun, pronounced [klæʃ].
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 51241, this pair ranks #1,143,076 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of casa vs clash
Shared letters: acs. Private to "casa": -. Private to "clash": hl.
"casa" · 4 letters · shape CVCV · "clash" · 5 letters · shape CCVCC
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Is swapping "casa" for "clash" ever safe?
Frequency check: "casa" vs "clash" - which ranks higher?
After this comparison
Pronunciation already separates them, if the page still looks alike, the dictionary links below settle it.
- Full dictionary entry for "casa" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "clash" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #1,143,076 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "casa" and "clash" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "clair vs clash". 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 #1,143,076 of 2,006,359 scored German pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.