casser

\ka.se\

/\ka.se\/ verb

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The verdict

“casser” has 6 generated spelling variants in the French index at frequency #3,388. The variants make it a useful spelling check.

#3,388
frequency rank, French
8,609
“C” headwords
6
tracked misspellings
20
confusable pairs

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Briser ; rompre.

Corpus desk

Index FR-casser · casser · French

casser · rank #3,388 · 6 variants · 20 confusables

  • FREQ-COMMON #3,388
  • LEN-LONG 6 letters
  • VOW-2 2 vowels
  • CONFUS-HIGH 20 pairs
  • VAR-MID 6 variants
  • BOOK-DENSE 8,609
  • PHOTO-FINISH carrément

Nearest frequency peer: carrément (-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.

Frequency neighbourhood for “casser”

Lower corpus rank = more everyday usage (inverted bar length for readability)

corpus weight

What this shows Bars show where “casser” sits against the nearest ranked French headwords in the FrequencyWords band, not a reprint of letter-browse containment.

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).

casser vs cause
67% similar
casser vs cesse
67% similar
casser vs caste
67% similar

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

Key facts for casser
PropertyValue
Headwordcasser
LanguageFrench
Part of speechVerb
IPA\ka.se\
Letters6
Frequency rank#3,388
Misspellings tracked6
Confusable pairs20
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Où “casser” se place dans la fréquence du français

Cette échelle va du noyau du français courant (gauche) jusqu'à la traîne des formes rares (droite).casserse place ici:

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

L'axe est logarithmique: chaque tic marque environ dix fois moins de fréquence. Dans la même bande de rareté figurent « carrément » (#3,387), « CH » (#3,389), « carré » (#3,386). Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

A misspelling magnet

The generator records 6 spelling variants around casser (IPA \ka.se\), averb. Corpus frequency is #3,388 among 8,609 “C” headwords. Wiktionary lists 16 senses, so context still picks the gloss.

Our generated misspelling index lists 6 likely wrong-spelling variants for casser, with forms such as "acsser", "casesr", and "casserr". Each of these forms differs from the correct spelling by one small edit: a doubled letter, a dropped silent letter, or a substituted vowel. It also participates in 20 confusable-pair relationships, "cause", "cesse", "caste", and more, a pairing that trips writers up because the two words share enough sound or shape to blur together.

No borrowing history is documented for this entry, so any spelling logic here comes from how the word's sounds map to letters, not a documented origin story. The correct French form is casser, spelled C-A-S-S-E-R.

Definition

  1. 1
    Briser ; rompre.
  2. 2
    Se dit lorsqu’une mousse retombe après avoir été battue ou remuée trop énergiquement, ce qui la liquéfie en brisant les bulles d’air qu’elle contient et en chassant l’air de l’émulsion.
  3. 3
    Imprimer un angle à une ligne ou un objet droit.
  4. 4
    Affaiblir.
  5. 5
    Assouplir une chaussure, souvent par un usage modéré après leur acquisition.
  6. 6
    Annuler, déclarer nul.
  7. 7
    Rétrograder ; renvoyer.
  8. 8
    Humilier, brocarder quelqu’un par des paroles.
  9. 9
    Dire, parler.(Voir casser le morceau)
  10. 10
    Cambrioler, faire un casse.
  11. 11
    Faire la monnaie d’un billet de banque.
  12. 12
    ou Se briser, se rompre.
  13. 13
    Rompre une relation amoureuse.
  14. 14
    Partir, s’en aller.
  15. 15
    Débourrer un cheval.
  16. 16
    Faire la casse, débuter une partie en envoyant la boule blanche dans les autres disposées en triangle.

Recorded use

Wiktionary examples

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

  1. M. Eyssette hausse les épaules : — Si c’est Jacques qui y va, dit-il, la cruche est cassée, c’est sûr. — Tu entends, Jacques, — c’est madame Eyssette qui parle avec sa voix tranquille, — tu entends, ne la casse pas, fais bien attention. M. Eyssette reprend : — Oh ! tu as beau lui dire de ne pas la casser, il la cassera tout de même. Ici, la voix éplorée d…
  2. Il y a des engueulades qui rougissent les yeux, bleuissent les joues, crispent les poings, arrachent les cheveux, cassent les œufs, renversent les éventaires, dépoitraillent les matrones, et me remplissent d'une joie pure.

Synonyms

abattreanéantirannihileratomiserbousillerbriser en mille morceauxbriserbroyercaramélisercraquerdéboîterdécomposerdéfoncerdéglinguerdémantibulerdémolirdémonterdésagrégerdésincrusterdésintégrerdétruiredévasterdissocierflinguerfracasserfusillermettre en piècespéterraserréduire en miettesrompreruiner

This word in other languages

break(English)romper(Español)brechen(Deutsch)quebrar(Português)

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as:

  • acsser
  • casesr
  • casserr
  • cassre
  • ccasser
  • csaser

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

How far each generated variant is from the correct spelling of casser - expressed in single-character edits (insert, delete, or swap one letter). Bigger bars stand out at a glance; a one-edit slip is the hardest to catch.

acsser2casesr2casserr1cassre2ccasser1csaser2
Edit distance from "casser"

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 "casser"?
"casser" is spelled C-A-S-S-E-R. The IPA pronunciation is \ka.se\.
What does "casser" mean?
As a verb, "casser" means: Briser ; rompre.
What words are commonly confused with "casser"?
"casser" is commonly confused with "cause", "cesse", "caste". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.
How do you pronounce "casser"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "casser" is \ka.se\. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "casser" come from?
"casser" is a French word. You can look up definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data for this and other words across English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German on PlainSpell.
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Similar French words by spelling shape

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

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked French headwords with 6 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

bassin#3,382destin#3,396accent#3,377engage#3,402

Similar misspelling depth

Headwords with a similar count of attested misspellings (6 here; floor ≥5).

carré6 variantscanon6 variantscréée6 variantsvins6 variants

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  • "casser" maps to 20 confusable pairs in this vintage; the highest-scored is "cause". View pair
  • 6 edit-distance misspelling variants are generated for spell-check research on this headword. See variants
  • Usage frequency rank #3,388 among French headwords in this corpus. Corpus statistics
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Data Source

Wiktionary (via kaikki.org), licensed under CC BY-SA & GFDL. Word ordering uses an open word-frequency list; misspelling variants are generated by edit-distance from the correct headword.

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list