Which to use
“caucus” and “caucuses” are a confusable English pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #13,295
- “caucus” frequency rank
- #36,481
- “caucuses” frequency rank
- 49776
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | caucus | caucuses |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | A usually preliminary meeting of party members to nominate candidates for public office or delegates to be sent to a nominating convention, or to confer regarding policy. | plural of caucus |
Letter map: caucus vs caucuses
Shared letters muted; letters that set caucus and caucuses apart highlighted. Shared run: 6.
Spelling & dictionary notes on caucus vs caucuses
caucus and caucuses are indexed as a confusable English pair. We have no recorded pronunciation or part of speech for both members, so the spelling overlap is what we can show you: they differ by 2 extra letter(s) - “caucus” sits inside “caucuses”. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 49776, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
caucus is recorded at frequency rank #13,295, classified as anoun, pronounced /ˈkɔː.kəs/. caucuses is at rank #36,481, tagged as anoun.
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 49776, this pair ranks #180,395 of 530,003 scored English confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of caucus vs caucuses
Shared letters: acsu. Private to "caucus": -. Private to "caucuses": e.
"caucus" · 6 letters · shape CVVCVC · "caucuses" · 8 letters · shape CVVCVCVC
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Can "caucus" and "caucuses" be used interchangeably?
Frequency check: "caucus" vs "caucuses" - which ranks higher?
After this comparison
Done with this confusable. These links stay specific to "caucus" and "caucuses".
- Full dictionary entry for "caucus" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "caucuses" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #180,395 of 530,003 scored English confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "caucus" and "caucuses" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "callus vs caucus". 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 #180,395 of 530,003 scored English pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.