Which to use
“cased” and “clasped” are a confusable English pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #48,121
- “cased” frequency rank
- #48,142
- “clasped” frequency rank
- 96263
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | cased | clasped |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | simple past and past participle of case | simple past and past participle of clasp |
Where the eye mixes cased and clasped
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 5 letters in sequence. cased runs 5 letters (CVCVC) against clasped's 7 (CCVCCVC) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.
Look-alike desk: cased vs clasped
A purely visual mix-up. cased (/keɪst/) and clasped (/klæspt/) 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 2 letter(s) in length. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 96263, 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/. clasped is at rank #48,142, tagged as averb, pronounced /klæspt/.
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 96263, this pair ranks #607 of 530,003 scored English confusable pairs - among the most confusable pairs.
Orthographic DNA of cased vs clasped
Shared letters: acdes. Private to "cased": -. Private to "clasped": lp.
"cased" · 5 letters · shape CVCVC · "clasped" · 7 letters · shape CCVCCVC
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "cased" and "clasped" mean the same thing in a sentence?
Frequency check: "cased" vs "clasped" - which ranks higher?
Useful next steps
Eye-level mix-up between "cased" and "clasped" 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 "clasped" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #607 of 530,003 scored English confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "cased" and "clasped" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "cased vs cates". 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 #607 of 530,003 scored English pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.