Which to use
“cases” and “crashes” are a confusable English pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #965
- “cases” frequency rank
- #8,652
- “crashes” frequency rank
- 9617
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | cases | crashes |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | plural of case | plural of crash |
Where the eye mixes cases and crashes
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 5 letters in sequence.
Why the eye confuses cases with crashes
A purely visual mix-up. cases (/ˈkeɪsɪz/) and crashes (/ˈkɹæʃɪz/) 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 9617, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
cases is recorded at frequency rank #965, classified as anoun, pronounced /ˈkeɪsɪz/. crashes is at rank #8,652, tagged as anoun, pronounced /ˈkɹæʃɪz/.
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 9617, this pair ranks #496,459 of 530,003 scored English confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.
Orthographic DNA of cases vs crashes
Shared letters: aces. Private to "cases": -. Private to "crashes": hr.
"cases" · 5 letters · shape CVCVC · "crashes" · 7 letters · shape CCVCCVC
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "cases" and "crashes" mean the same thing in a sentence?
Frequency check: "cases" vs "crashes" - which ranks higher?
After this comparison
Visual near-miss handled. Browse the word pages or a neighbour when the next look-alike shows up.
- Full dictionary entry for "cases" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "crashes" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #496,459 of 530,003 scored English confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "cases" and "crashes" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "crashes vs Crassus". 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 #496,459 of 530,003 scored English pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.