Which to use
“cases” is a noun and “Casey” is a name - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #28,585
- “cases” frequency rank
- #27,662
- “Casey” frequency rank
- 56247
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | cases | Casey |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Plural des Substantivs case | englischer weiblicher Vorname |
Letter map: cases vs Casey
Shared letters muted; letters that set cases and Casey apart highlighted. Shared run: 4.
Role in the sentence - cases and Casey
Our dataset has no pronunciation recorded for both members, so the reliable separator here is grammatical: cases is anoun and Caseyaname. On the page they differ by a single letter - s in “cases” becomes y in “Casey”. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 56247, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
cases is recorded at frequency rank #28,585, classified as anoun, pronounced [ˈkeɪsɪz]. 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 56247, this pair ranks #947,668 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of cases vs Casey
Shared letters: aces. Private to "cases": -. Private to "Casey": y.
"cases" · 5 letters · shape CVCVC · "Casey" · 5 letters · shape CVCVV
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Is swapping "cases" for "Casey" ever safe?
In ordinary German text, does "cases" or "Casey" show up more?
Useful next steps
Done with this confusable. These links stay specific to "cases" and "Casey".
- Full dictionary entry for "cases" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "Casey" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #947,668 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "cases" and "Casey" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "Casey vs puzzles". 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 #947,668 of 2,006,359 scored German pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.