Which to use
“Casey” is a name and “cease” is a verb - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #7,534
- “Casey” frequency rank
- #6,769
- “cease” frequency rank
- 14303
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | Casey | cease |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | A surname from Irish. | To stop. |
Where the eye mixes Casey and cease
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 4 letters in sequence.
Look-alike desk: Casey vs cease
These two trip readers on the page rather than in the ear: Casey is /ˈkeɪsi/ while cease is /sis/. Spoken aloud the problem disappears. In writing it persists, because they share most of their letters but differ in 4 positions, and the parts of speech differ too (name vs verb), which is usually the fastest check. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 14303, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
Casey is recorded at frequency rank #7,534, classified as aname, pronounced /ˈkeɪsi/. cease is at rank #6,769, tagged as averb, pronounced /sis/.
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 14303, this pair ranks #470,855 of 530,003 scored English confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.
Orthographic DNA of Casey vs cease
Shared letters: aces. Private to "Casey": y. Private to "cease": -.
"Casey" · 5 letters · shape CVCVV · "cease" · 5 letters · shape CVVCV
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "Casey" and "cease" mean the same thing in a sentence?
In ordinary English text, does "Casey" or "cease" show up more?
What to do next
Eye-level mix-up between "Casey" and "cease" is sorted above. Next: full entries or other pairs that share a letter shape.
- Full dictionary entry for "Casey" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "cease" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #470,855 of 530,003 scored English confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "Casey" and "cease" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "Casey vs catty". 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 #470,855 of 530,003 scored English pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.