caresser

\ka.ʁe.se\

/\ka.ʁe.se\/ verb

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The verdict

“caresser” has 10 generated spelling variants in the French index at frequency #15,585. The variants make it a useful spelling check.

#15,585
frequency rank, French
8,609
“C” headwords
10
tracked misspellings
5
confusable pairs

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Faire des caresses de la main ou des lèvres.

Corpus desk

Index FR-caresser · caresser · French

caresser · rank #15,585 · 10 variants · 5 confusables

  • FREQ-MID #15,585
  • LEN-LONG 8 letters
  • VOW-3 3 vowels
  • CONFUS-MID 5 pairs
  • VAR-MID 10 variants
  • BOOK-DENSE 8,609
  • PHOTO-FINISH canicule

Nearest frequency peer: canicule (-1 rank slots)

Desk codes from Wiktionary headword shape, FrequencyWords rank tier, confusable-pair count, generated misspelling depth, letter-cohort book size, and photo-finish peer. Not a difficulty grade.

Pairs de rang près de l'aimant d'erreurs « caresser »

Même bande de rareté: utile si une faute tombe sur un lemme voisin

corpus weight

What this shows « caresser » siège parmi ces pairs FrequencyWords; la profondeur des fautes est suivie à part dans le graphique d'édition.

Source FrequencyWords open word-frequency list As of September 3, 2026

Visual similarity to commonly confused words

How many letter changes separate each confused pair (Levenshtein distance, normalized).

caresser vs casser
75% similar
caresser vs cesser
75% similar
caresser vs creuser
75% similar

Source: PlainSpell confusable corpus (Wiktionary, CC BY-SA).

Key facts for caresser
PropertyValue
Headwordcaresser
LanguageFrench
Part of speechVerb
IPA\ka.ʁe.se\
Letters8
Frequency rank#15,585
Misspellings tracked10
Confusable pairs5
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Fréquence de l'aimant d'erreurs « caresser »

La fréquence va de la poignée de mots du quotidien (gauche) à la longue queue presque jamais vue (droite).caresserse place ici:

#1#100#1K#10K#100K
← used constantlyrarely used →

L'échelle est logarithmique (chaque tic ≈ 10× plus rare). Dans la même bande de rareté figurent « canicule » (#15,584), « cascades » (#15,586), « Calgary » (#15,583). Parmi 8,609 lemmes en « C », « caresser » est au #15,585. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

A misspelling magnet

The generator records 10 spelling variants around caresser (IPA \ka.ʁe.se\), averb. Corpus frequency is #15,585 among 8,609 “C” headwords. Wiktionary lists 6 senses, so context still picks the gloss.

Our generated misspelling index lists 10 likely wrong-spelling variants for caresser, with forms such as "acresser", "caersser", and "careser". Each variant is a distinct typo pattern an edit-distance generator flags, typically a doubled-consonant error, a silent-letter drop, or a vowel substitution. It also participates in 5 confusable-pair relationships, "casser", "cesser", "creuser", and more, since the words sound or look close enough that writers reach for the wrong one mid-sentence.

Wiktionary doesn't record an etymology for this headword, leaving phoneme-to-grapheme mapping as the best guide to its spelling rather than a borrowing history. The correct French form is caresser, spelled C-A-R-E-S-S-E-R.

Definition

  1. 1
    Faire des caresses de la main ou des lèvres.
  2. 2
    Frôler.
  3. 3
    Flatter ; cajoler.
  4. 4
    Se complaire dans un travail ou dans une pensée.
  5. 5
    Donner un beau fini à une œuvre, un ouvrage.
  6. 6
    Se masturber.

Recorded use

Wiktionary examples

These source excerpts show how caresser appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.

  1. Pan dansa comme les autres & en suite prit une satyrelle qu'il caressa de la bonne maniere au milieu de la chambre, alors on n'entendit de tous côtez que cris de joye.
  2. Et tandis qu’elle lui caressait ses cheveux blancs, exténué et rassuré, trop rassuré, il s’endormit sur la descente de lit, et, un bon moment, alors qu’elle le croyait encore éveillé, elle ne caressa plus que son sommeil.

Synonyms

minoucher

This word in other languages

caress(English)acariciar(Español)streicheln(Deutsch)acariciar(Português)

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as:

  • acresser
  • caersser
  • careser
  • caresesr
  • caresserr
  • caressre
  • carresser
  • carseser
  • ccaresser
  • craesser

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

How far each generated variant is from the correct spelling of caresser - measured in single-character edits (insert, delete, or substitute a letter). Larger bars are easier to catch; one-edit slips are the sneakiest.

acresser2caersser2careser1caresesr2caresserr1caressre2carresser1carseser2
Edit distance from "caresser"

Definitions, pronunciation, and etymology for this entry are drawn from Wiktionary via the kaikki.org structured extract (CC BY-SA); frequency ordering uses the FrequencyWords open word-frequency list (2018 French corpus, MIT). See the methodology for how each field is sourced and updated.

Frequently Asked Questions

How do you spell "caresser"?
"caresser" is spelled C-A-R-E-S-S-E-R. The IPA pronunciation is \ka.ʁe.se\.
What does "caresser" mean?
As a verb, "caresser" means: Faire des caresses de la main ou des lèvres.
What words are commonly confused with "caresser"?
"caresser" is commonly confused with "casser", "cesser", "creuser". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.
How do you pronounce "caresser"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "caresser" is \ka.ʁe.se\. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "caresser" come from?
"caresser" is a French word. PlainSpell's reference spans five languages -- English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German -- with definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data for each.
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Similar French words by spelling shape

Same letter count and similar misspelling depth for "caresser", not the corpus desk frequency band.

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked French headwords with 8 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

canicule#15,584cascades#15,586brancher#15,579bouquins#15,578

Similar misspelling depth

Headwords with a similar count of attested misspellings (10 here; floor ≥5).

cachait10 variantscoincée10 variantsBologne10 variantsavertis10 variants

Source: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org) Structured Wiktionary extract

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list