Which to use
“Caesar” and “césars” are a confusable French pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #32,325
- “Caesar” frequency rank
- #24,171
- “césars” frequency rank
- 56496
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | Caesar | césars |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Canon automoteur français. | Pluriel de césar. |
Same sound, different letters: Caesar vs césars
Muted letters are shared; highlighted letters are the only spelling cue when pronunciation matches. Shared run: 4 letters.
Homophone desk: Caesar vs césars
This is the hard kind. Caesar and césars are pronounced identically (\se.zaʁ\) and both work as anoun. Neither the ear nor the grammar will rescue you; only the meaning does, so the glosses below are the whole decision. They share most of their letters but differ in 5 positions. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 56496, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
Caesar is recorded at frequency rank #32,325, classified as anoun, pronounced \se.zaʁ\. césars is at rank #24,171, tagged as anoun, pronounced \se.zaʁ\.
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 56496, this pair ranks #120,763 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of Caesar vs césars
Shared letters: acrs. Private to "Caesar": e. Private to "césars": é.
"Caesar" · 6 letters · shape CVVCVC · "césars" · 6 letters · shape CVCVCC
Known mistypes of this pair
- Caesar ← acesar · caeasr · caesarr · caesra · caessar · casear · ccaesar · ceasar
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "Caesar" and "césars" mean the same thing in a sentence?
Frequency check: "Caesar" vs "césars" - which ranks higher?
Useful next steps
You've separated the homophone pair "Caesar" / "césars". Follow the links when you need the full entry or a neighbour that trips the same ear.
- Full dictionary entry for "Caesar" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "césars" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #120,763 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "Caesar" and "césars" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "Caesar vs cedar". 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 #120,763 of 440,172 scored French pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.