# cased vs causes

> English confusable word pair

## The two words

### cased
*verb · IPA /keɪst/ · frequency rank #48,121*
simple past and past participle of case

### causes
*noun · IPA /ˈkɔːzɪz/ · frequency rank #2,333*
plural of cause

## Source
Compiled from Wiktionary via kaikki.org (CC BY-SA). Data vintage: 2026-05-06.
Canonical page: https://plainspell.com/en/vs/cased-vs-causes