Which to use
“cast” is a verb and “cs” is a conjunction - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #1,686
- “cast” frequency rank
- #8,268
- “cs” frequency rank
- 9954
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | cast | cs |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | To move, or be moved, away. | Abbreviation of 'cause (because). |
Letter map: cast vs cs
Shared letters muted; letters that set cast and cs apart highlighted. Shared run: 2.
Spelling & Dictionary Insight
Our dataset has no pronunciation recorded for both members, so the reliable separator here is grammatical: cast is averb and csaconjunction. On the page they differ by 2 letter(s) in length. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 9954, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
cast is recorded at frequency rank #1,686, classified as averb, pronounced /kɑːst/. cs is at rank #8,268, tagged as aconj.
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 9954, this pair ranks #494,742 of 530,003 scored English confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.
Orthographic DNA of cast vs cs
Shared letters: cs. Private to "cast": at. Private to "cs": -.
"cast" · 4 letters · shape CVCC · "cs" · 2 letters · shape CC
Known mistypes of this pair
- cast ← acst · casst · castt · ccast · csat