Which to use
“cair” is a verb and “cask” is a noun - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #47,515
- “cair” frequency rank
- #29,208
- “cask” frequency rank
- 76723
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | cair | cask |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | To go. | A large barrel for the storage of liquid, especially of alcoholic drinks. (See a diagram of cask sizes.) |
Letter map: cair vs cask
Shared letters muted; letters that set cair and cask apart highlighted. Shared run: 2. cair (CVVC) and cask (CVCC) run the same length but a different consonant-vowel pattern - the shape difference is usually the fastest tell.
Grammar separator: cair vs cask
Our dataset has no pronunciation recorded for both members, so the reliable separator here is grammatical: cair is averb and caskanoun. On the page they share most of their letters but differ in 2 positions. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 76723, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
cair is recorded at frequency rank #47,515, classified as averb. cask is at rank #29,208, tagged as anoun, pronounced /kɑːsk/.
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 76723, this pair ranks #29,305 of 530,003 scored English confusable pairs - among the most confusable pairs.
Orthographic DNA of cair vs cask
Shared letters: ac. Private to "cair": ir. Private to "cask": ks.
"cair" · 4 letters · shape CVVC · "cask" · 4 letters · shape CVCC
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
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After this comparison
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- Full dictionary entry for "cair" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "cask" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #29,305 of 530,003 scored English confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "cair" and "cask" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "cair vs CCI". 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 #29,305 of 530,003 scored English pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.