Which to use
“caisse” and “cuisse” are a confusable French pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #2,410
- “caisse” frequency rank
- #9,462
- “cuisse” frequency rank
- 11872
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | caisse | cuisse |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Contenant rigide, de forme cubique ou parallélépipédique, constitué par l'assemblage de panneaux pleins ou à claire-voie, dans lequel on peut mettre des objets, pour les stocker ou les transporter. | Partie du membre inférieur allant de la hanche au genou. |
Where the eye mixes caisse and cuisse
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 5 letters in sequence.
Look-alike desk: caisse vs cuisse
A purely visual mix-up. caisse (\kɛs\) and cuisse (\kɥis\) are said differently, so reading them aloud is the quickest way to catch the wrong one. On the page they stay close: they differ by a single letter - a in “caisse” becomes u in “cuisse”. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 11872, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
caisse is recorded at frequency rank #2,410, classified as anoun, pronounced \kɛs\. cuisse is at rank #9,462, tagged as anoun, pronounced \kɥis\.
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 11872, this pair ranks #407,514 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.
Orthographic DNA of caisse vs cuisse
Shared letters: ceis. Private to "caisse": a. Private to "cuisse": u.
"caisse" · 6 letters · shape CVVCCV · "cuisse" · 6 letters · shape CVVCCV
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Can "caisse" and "cuisse" be used interchangeably?
Frequency check: "caisse" vs "cuisse" - which ranks higher?
Useful next steps
Visual near-miss handled. Browse the word pages or a neighbour when the next look-alike shows up.
- Full dictionary entry for "caisse" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "cuisse" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #407,514 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "caisse" and "cuisse" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "cuirasse vs cuisse". 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 #407,514 of 440,172 scored French pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.