Which to use
“cased” and “ceases” are a confusable English pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #48,121
- “cased” frequency rank
- #20,872
- “ceases” frequency rank
- 68993
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | cased | ceases |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | simple past and past participle of case | third-person singular simple present indicative of cease |
Where the eye mixes cased and ceases
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 4 letters in sequence.
Visual trap between cased and ceases
A purely visual mix-up. cased (/keɪst/) and ceases (/ˈsiːsɪz/) 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 68993, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
cased is recorded at frequency rank #48,121, classified as averb, pronounced /keɪst/. ceases is at rank #20,872, tagged as averb, pronounced /ˈsiːsɪz/.
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 68993, this pair ranks #56,468 of 530,003 scored English confusable pairs - among the most confusable pairs.
Orthographic DNA of cased vs ceases
Shared letters: aces. Private to "cased": d. Private to "ceases": -.
"cased" · 5 letters · shape CVCVC · "ceases" · 6 letters · shape CVVCVC
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Is swapping "cased" for "ceases" ever safe?
In ordinary English text, does "cased" or "ceases" show up more?
What to do next
Eye-level mix-up between "cased" and "ceases" is sorted above. Next: full entries or other pairs that share a letter shape.
- Full dictionary entry for "cased" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "ceases" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #56,468 of 530,003 scored English confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "cased" and "ceases" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "cased vs clasped". 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 #56,468 of 530,003 scored English pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.